Bizarre attacks on deployment allowances make no sense and destroy morale

By Nicholas Stuart
Updated November 9 2014 - 10:08am, first published October 28 2014 - 12:01am
AT WAR? An ADF member prepares to unload a C-17 Globemaster at Al Minhad Air Base. There are inconsistencies around which staff at the base are in "combat roles". Photo: Defence Department
AT WAR? An ADF member prepares to unload a C-17 Globemaster at Al Minhad Air Base. There are inconsistencies around which staff at the base are in "combat roles". Photo: Defence Department
SAME OLD: HMAS Toowoomba's boarding parties with 5.6 tonnes of cannabis resin they intercepted. On July 1, they lost their tax-free status even though their mission remains unchanged. Photo: Defence Department
SAME OLD: HMAS Toowoomba's boarding parties with 5.6 tonnes of cannabis resin they intercepted. On July 1, they lost their tax-free status even though their mission remains unchanged. Photo: Defence Department