It will take a good deal of courage, but Islamic leaders can get into the fight against extremism in very practical and proactive ways. Inaction can only make life more difficult for moderate Muslims who have embraced Australian values and just want to get on with their lives

Women have their place in the armed forces and only a bigot would claim otherwise. But enfeebling readiness, compromising unit performance and wasting public money to placate professional feminists with feel-good press releases and photo ops is not one of them