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First published October 2020

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Cover photos:
Power energy fusion: iStockphoto/ktsimage
Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles from 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, travel in convoy during a patrol at Shoalwater Bay Training Area in North Queensland during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017. Photo: Australian Department of Defence.
Illustration by Badiucao/https://www.badiucao.com
Australian navy ship in the Timor Sea, Darwin, Australia: iStockphoto/EAGiven
Flight Lieutenant Brittany Lovett, who is deployed to Afghanistan on Operation Highroad.
Photo: Australian Department of Defence