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Former army chief says ‘make love, not war’

by Richard Fleming

12 Mar 02:00pm

Filed under: Adf, Afghanistan, Foreign Aid, Peter Leahy, War

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Throughout history millions have urged us to ‘make love, not war’ and an important voice has just joined this choir.

Hey man, let's all just drink tea

On Tuesday, Australia’s former Army Chief, Peter Leahy, suggested that the defence budget should be cut and redirected towards its diplomacy and aid programs – and no, he wasn’t wearing flares or dreads.

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