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Last week an 18-year-old woman in the Australian Defence Academy went public with the revelation she was filmed over Skype while having sex with another student. The revelation has caused criticism of the military's attitudes towards women and how much responsibility they are given. Federal defence minister Steven Smith has hit back at the incident and has called an inquiry into the ADFA's treatment of women.
 
Matthew Dawson, Samantha Lowcock and Diana Labiris report.  

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Women in the army podcast.mp3

Three Aussie soldiers were killed and seven injured when their chopper crashed in northern Kandahar, Afghanistan, early yesterday morning, bringing the death toll of Australian soldiers in the region to 16.

What are we doing in Afghanistan, and why hasn't the Australian government committed to bringing our soldiers back home?

Naomi Black reports.

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War in Afghanistan - SYNcast.mp3