DEFENCE – AUSTRALIA

Accused torturer to command ADF troops

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Original article by Stephen Rice
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 30-Jan-24

Colonel Penioni Naliva has been appointed as deputy commander of the Australian Army’s 7th Brigade, which comprises around 3,500 troops, with his appointment coming after he graduated from the Australian War College in 2023. A senior Fijian military officer, Naliva has been accused of torture and human rights abuses, and a Defence spokesperson said it was aware of the allegations. There is speculation that current Fiji prime minister Sitiveni Rabuk approved Naliva’s appointment over concern that he was the military officer most likely to stage a coup against his unstable government; his appointment will see Naliva move to Australia, thus lessening the risk of him staging a coup.

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AUSTRALIAN ARMY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF DEFENCE

China’s nuclear menace triggers call for missile defence shield

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Original article by Simon Benson
The Australian – Page: 1 & 9 : 4-Aug-17

Alan Shearer of the US Center for Strategic & International Studies has called for Australia to develop a continental missile defence shield, to combat both possible conventional and nuclear attacks from China. Shearer, who previously advised on defence matters to former Coalition prime ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott, says China has up to 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles with the capacity to reach Australia. Former Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said in July 2017 that Australia should develop a missile defence shield.

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CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND BUDGETARY ASSESSMENTS, AUSTRALIAN STRATEGIC POLICY INSTITUTE LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS LIMITED