Home » Topics » Defence Minister Stephen Smith
Probe finds ‘shocking’ abuse in Australian military
A damning report on the Australian military on Tuesday detailed 24 allegations of rape that never went to trial and other claims that Defence Minister Stephen Smith admitted would “shock” people. The report was commissioned by the government last year following the so-called Skype scandal, when footage of a young…
Australia delays Lockheed fighter jet order to save money
Australia said Thursday it will delay its order of 12 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jets by two years to save money in an aggressive drive to return the budget to surplus. The move is a setback to defence contractor Lockheed Martin, which has struggled with delays and cost blowouts…
Brand new on Raw Story
- Maddow chides Virginia GOP’s hand-picked ‘slow-motion disaster’
- Obama tells Navy grads: Sexual assault has ‘no place’ in U.S. military
- British zoo worker killed after being mauled by tiger
- African geology may hold clues to prehistoric man walking upright
- Russian lawmaker hit with anti-Semitic remarks after comparing Stalin’s agents to Nazis
- New ‘Pac-Man’ parody levels up into noir territory
- Zambian man bites his way out of python attack
- Climate activist tells Moyers: ‘We want Walmart to be subservient to human interests’
- Report: London machete attacker raised Christian, converted to Islam
- Yahoo joins bidding war for web broadcaster Hulu
Commentary
On Memorial Day, it’s time to make sure our veterans suffering from burn pit diseases get the care they need
By Nora Eisenberg
![["Men's Tears. Marine U.S. Army In Sorrow. Soldier'S Longing. Love Of Country. Sadness For The Victims" on Shutterstock]](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sad-soldier-shutterstock-230x105.jpg "sad soldier shutterstock")
Sexual harasser learns same old excuses don’t work anymore
By Amanda Marcotte
The real problem with 'check your privilege': It’s too generous
By Amanda Marcotte
Raw Exclusives
Featured Video
Follow Us!
