Ben Wadham
Dr Ben Wadham is a lecturer in education at Flinders University and a former infantry soldier and military police officer. He has a particular interest in military culture, soldiers and criminality, the ADF, gender and military, military masculinities, soldiers behaving badly - drink, drugs, sex, violence, bastardisation, initiation - and in group bonding, logic of training, mateship, women in forces, and the history of ADF culture.
Articles by Ben Wadham
Defence’s head is in the sand, and I don’t mean Afghanistan
Claims of abuse with the ADF have emerged again. Community concern with a Defence culture has again been reignited; the…... Read more
Will Defence ever stop defending the indefensible?
The reputation of the defence force has once again been tarnished by its personnel behaving badly. A defence force cadet…... Read more
Soldiers’ comments racist, disgusting, embarrassing
“We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who…... Read more
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The woman with her head down trying to save Labor
The fate of the Labor Government rests in significant part on the performance of one woman, and yesterday…
Eurovision, the only game worth watching this weekend
At about 8pm each Sunday night, having digested my fill of weekend sport, I sit down and pen a Monday…
Some sensible thoughts to stop us losing to boozing
How old were you when you first had a few drinks? There’s a good chance that by the time you turned…
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From: They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
Michael S says:
"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
Change Up! says:
I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
A private school girl’s family is sueing her elite, extremely expensive private school for not… Read more
