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GNews: Australia defence·2026-10-16AUS DefenceP4: Demographics & Cohesion

Why it matters

Personnel retention and cohesion are core to ADF operational effectiveness. Systemic sexual harassment that training fails to address undermines force readiness, morale, and the recruitment pipeline — directly degrading Australia's human capital for defence operations.

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This development bears on 1 of the eight pillars of Australian preparedness — the overall picture right now is 5/100.

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