Our thanks to Jeff for this. An extract, revealing the woke thinking behind the absurd decision:

“”From ⁠July, we will have the first ever female chief of army ​in the Australian Army’s 125-year history,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a ​statement.

Defence Minister Richard Marles called Coyle’s appointment a “deeply historic moment.”

“As Susan said to me, you cannot be what you cannot see,” he said.”

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