Joel Fitzgibbon warns stricter rules could put Australian soldiers at greater risk in combat
Former Australian defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon has warned that implementing overly strict safety protocols in military training could compromise combat readiness. His comments follow a series of training fatalities, including the death of his own son.
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Share A A A Former defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon – whose son died in an army parachuting accident two years ago – has warned stricter safety rules for military training exercises would endanger Australian lives on the battlefield, as the government considers how to respond to eight defence training fatalities within four years.
Defence Minister Richard Marles and Defence Force Chief Mark Hammond are preparing a probe into military training protocols after Corporal Brendan Hannam died on Monday when his vehicle rolled over at a military training site in the Northern Territory.
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