The removal of medals was condemned by Australian Special Air Service Association chairman Martin Hamilton-Smith as a betrayal of the courage and sacrifice of soldiers in Afghanistan.

She holds three medals for her service: a War Medal 1939-1945, Australian Service Medal 1939-1945 and a General Service Badge. In the eight decades since the end of World War II, the mother of six ...

He served with the Australian-led peacekeeping force in Bougainville in 2000, for which he was awarded the Australian Service Medal. From 2001 to 2003, Mr Sharma was stationed in Papua New Guinea, ...