Opinion

Australia must reckon with its glorification of the military

John Warhurst
Updated April 29 2021 - 7:19am, first published 5:25am
The Anzac Day dawn service at the Australian War Memorial on Sunday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
The Anzac Day dawn service at the Australian War Memorial on Sunday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

There is a mystique about war and military service which means that commentators like me with no personal military background whatsoever offer opinions at their peril.

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John Warhurst

John Warhurst

Canberra Times columnist

John Warhurst is an emeritus professor of political science at the Australian National University and a regular columnist for The Canberra Times.

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