Angus Campbell said he had encouraged the defence minister, Richard Marles, to ‘seek independent views’ before making any decision on the issue
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The chief of the Australian Defence Force, Gen Angus Campbell, says he reviewed his own performance commanding troops in Afghanistan as part of a newly completed review.
But Campbell brushed off concerns about an apparent conflict of interest, saying he had encouraged the defence minister, Richard Marles, to “seek independent views” before making any decision on the issue.
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