Anzac Day is a moment when the Australian public collectively
pauses to contemplate the Australia Defence Force personnel who
fell in conflicts on foreign soil.
The futility of war is particularly pertinent this year with the
brutality of the Russian invasion
of Ukraine. Although, the seven-year-long Saudi-backed
devastation in Yemen should
also serve as reason for reflection.
And this Anzac Day, a number of ADF veterans and their families
are calling on the federal government to finally deliver on the
long called for reforms to the current approval process for
Australian troops to be deployed to fight in foreign conflicts
abroad.
Published yesterday, the veterans'
appeal open letter is undersigned by 160-odd people with the
backing of former Defence Force Chief Admiral Chris Barrie.
