The military\u0027s dysfunction was enabled by political inaction inside the federal government
New Defence Minister Anita Anand will quickly need to name top soldier to deal with sexual misconduct crisis: experts
Picking Anand is revealing. There had been speculation before the cabinet announcement that the prime minister would put a woman at the top of the military, which has obvious symbolic significance, particularly given the current crisis. That’s true, but it’s not nearly the most interesting thing. Putting Anand at defence is, in many ways, the first public admission by the prime minister that he has a major problem there.
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