David Wroe
David Wroe is the defence correspondent for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald in Canberra.
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...
A final service as Tarin Kowt joins sacrifice
David Wroe A pair of Apache gunship helicopters thundered overhead as the light rose over the dawn service at Tarin Kowt base.
Australia urges tighter ban on North Korea
David Wroe Australia will urge China this week to clamp down on the flow of technology and equipment crossing its borders into North Korea that could be used by the rogue nation in its nuclear weapons program.
Victims of military abuse divided
David Wroe Opinions differ on whether Defence Minister Stephen Smith has failed victims of abuse.
Police join hunt for alleged Australian bomb-maker
David Wroe Australian police join hunt for man involved in alleged Hezbollah terrorist attack in Bulgaria.
Korean missiles, Syrian war top Carr's UN push
David Wroe AUSTRALIA will push for a tougher international response to North Korea's recent missile tests when it takes its seat on the United Nations Security Council this week.
PM blasts Liberals on voluntary voting
David Wroe Prime Minister Julia Gillard has accused the Liberal Party of trying to make democracy ''the plaything of cashed-up interest groups'' after the Queensland government opened the door to the abolition...
Students bomb in exercise
David Wroe It was one thing for trainees at the elite military police bodyguard unit to miss two fake bombs hidden in a car's glove box during an exercise.
Terrorism fears trigger push to stop Islamist violence in Mali
David Wroe AUSTRALIA is considering providing military equipment and funding to speed up the deployment of African troops to Mali to quell an Islamist insurgency amid fears the west African nation could become...
Navy officer facing possible jail term
David Wroe A high-ranking navy officer faces a possible jail term after being found guilty of falsely claiming spousal allowances while carrying on several love affairs.
Captain guilty of seven false claims could face prison
David Wroe A HIGH-RANKING navy officer faces a possible jail term after being found guilty of falsely claiming spousal allowances while carrying on several affairs.
Navy captain found guilty of fraud escapes prison term
David Wroe A high-ranking navy officer found guilty of falsely claiming spousal allowances while having several love affairs has avoided jail and will instead be stripped of seniority and pay a $13,000 fine.
Emails to captain's multiple lovers aired in fraud hearing
David Wroe CAPTAIN Stefan Michael King sat stonily on Thursday as two years of his life were laid bare, in sometimes excruciating detail, through deeply personal correspondence with his lovers.
Cheating captain denied affairs
David Wroe RANKING Navy Captain Stefan King, who had several love affairs while falsely claiming entitlements for being stationed away from his wife, initially told investigators there was ''nobody else in my...
Wedding pledges to lover 'fantasy', says accused navy captain
David Wroe A RANKING navy captain who faces charges of rorting his spousal allowances while having several sexual liaisons told a court yesterday he was living in a fantasy world when he made wedding plans with...
Officer in court over love affairs
David Wroe and Bianca Hall A military court heard allegations a top naval officer falsely claimed allowances.
The captain, his wife and his three lovers
David Wroe, Bianca Hall A RANKING naval officer was having several love affairs while fraudulently claiming tens of thousands of dollars in entitlements for being stationed away from his wife, a military court was told on...
Tasmania mining talks collapse
David Wroe Tasmania's Tarkine wilderness is set for a Franklin Dam-style showdown after talks between green groups and unions over disputed mining projects collapsed yesterday.
Doctors shun Defence's new insurer
David Wroe, Daniel Flitton A DOCTORS revolt threatens to cripple military healthcare, with just one in 10 specialists so far signing on to a newly privatised medical scheme for the Defence Force.
