It was one of the most important speeches in Australian military history, but not a word has been written about it. On an ear-bitingly cold day in New York this year, Australia's Army Chief, Lieutenant-General David Morrison, stood in front of several hundred people in an auditorium at the United Nations headquarters, in full uniform, with polished badges pinned to his chest. It was March 5, International Women's Day; outside women were marching in the snow, hats jammed on heads as winds whistled across the East River. Inside, the crowd stared at the military man who had come to talk to the UN women's council. Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick, who was also speaking there,...
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