David Wroe
David Wroe is the defence correspondent for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald in Canberra.
Military police pressured to make prisoners more 'pliable'
David Wroe, Deborah Snow Military police at Australia's detention centre in Afghanistan were pressured to make prisoners more "pliable" by gagging them, depriving them of sleep and denying them exercise.
Military police pressured to make prisoners more 'pliable'
David Wroe, Deborah Snow Military police in Afghanistan made prisoners more 'pliable' by gagging them and depriving them of sleep.
Troops 'humiliated' Afghan detainees
Deborah Snow, David Wroe Afghan detainees captured by the Australian Defence Force and held at a US military prison near Bagram complained to Australian government officials that they were forced to accept humiliatingly...
Afghan detainees 'humiliated in jail'
Deborah Snow and David Wroe Afghan detainees captured by Australian soldiers and held at a US military prison near Bagram complained to Australian government officials that they were forced to accept humiliatingly public...
Fears Afghans abusing prisoners
Deborah Snow and David Wroe Australia has again suspended the transfer of suspected insurgents to some Afghan prison facilities in Tarin Kowt following allegations of abuse.
Strategy to win hearts and minds cautiously received
Deborah Snow and David Wroe Defence white papers only come along every few years and Friday's - just the second since 2000 - was pitched carefully to a domestic as well as an international audience.
Victims of military abuse divided
David Wroe Opinions differ on whether Defence Minister Stephen Smith has failed victims of abuse.
Maybe it's time to make a clean break
David Wroe ''What does Afghanistan show,'' Stephen Smith asked on Tuesday. ''Easiest thing in the world to get in, hardest thing in the world to get out.
Marching home: after decade of war, end is in sight
David Wroe After a decade of war in Afghanistan and 39 combat deaths, the end is firmly in sight for Australian troops with the planned closure of their main base by the end of the year.
Officials broke rules on Zygier as case was flicked to ASIO
David Wroe, Tom Allard Two of Australia's highest ranking foreign affairs officials knew of the jailing of Melbourne man Ben Zygier - dubbed ''Prisoner X'' - in Israel but left his consular care in the hands of spy agency...
Failure to intervene: why Canberra turned its back on Prisoner X
David Wroe and Ruth Pollard A government inquiry has reignited concern over the Prisoner X affair.
Army adapted training after scathing Diggers report
David Wroe Defence Minister backs Army commanders after Diggers's attitude is compared to 'Roman gladiators'.
No help from home as official account changes
David Wroe NINE days ago, the office of the Foreign Minister, Bob Carr, sent written questions to the minister's department seeking advice for a TV interview Carr would record the following evening on the...
Defence worried about defections
David Wroe Defence Force Chief David Hurley says the military's personnel is pared to the bone.
Air force faces strike fighter gap
David Wroe Australia will almost certainly be forced to buy 24 new Super Hornet fighter planes for about $2 billion to plug a looming gap in its air defences caused by delays in the purchase of the cutting-edge...
Defence suspects may face removal
David Wroe The Defence Force may be asked to suspend or reassign alleged rapists and serious abusers in its ranks while their cases are fully investigated under the Gillard government's new military abuse...
Rape suspects may be suspended by ADF while allegations assessed
David Wroe THE Defence Force may be asked to suspend or reassign alleged rapists and serious abusers in its ranks while their cases can be fully investigated under the federal government's new military abuse...
Troubled sub fleet could serve longer
David Wroe THE Collins Class submarine fleet is among the world's worst, a new assessment says, but a later retirement date for the troubled fleet is possible with improved upkeep.
Sex attack cadets still in military
David Wroe About 10 defence force members suspected of involvement in rapes of female cadets at the Australian Defence Force Academy in the 1990s are still serving in the military, the Chief of the Defence...
Defence inquiry to hand investigation findings to police
David Wroe AN INTERNAL Defence Force investigation is poised to hand over material to police that could incriminate serving military members in cases of rape, either as alleged perpetrators or witnesses who...
