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- Former army chief and equality advocate David Morrison has been chosen as 2016's Australian of the Year. Lieutenant General Morrison famously told troops in 2013 they could "get out" if they couldn't treat women as equals after a scandal over sexually explicit emails sent by members of the military.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-35378881Australian of the Year is equality activist Gen David Morrison
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David Morrison is an Australian military officer who, while serving as chief of army (2011–15) for the Australian Defence Force, precipitated an unprecedented sea change in the country’s military by pressing for gender equality. Morrison was born into a military family and spent an itinerant.
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Lieutenant General David Lindsay Morrison AO (born 24 May 1956) [1] is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. He served as Chief of Army from June 2011 until his retirement in May 2015. He was named Australian of the Year for 2016. Early life and education.
Jan 25, 2016 · Former army chief and equality advocate David Morrison is chosen as 2016's Australian of the Year.
Jan 25, 2017 · Former Army chief David Morrison has endured a torrid 12 months embroiled in controversy and dogged by acrimony in military circles since becoming Australian of the Year.
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Jan 27, 2016 · At a ceremony in Canberra on Monday, David Morrison was named 2016’s Australian of the Year. Not familiar with Lieutenant General David Lindsay Morrison AO? For several decades he served the Australian Army, eventually appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia in 1999 for his service.
But when former Lieutenant-General David Morrison ordered misbehaving troops to ‘get out’ if they couldn’t accept women as equals, his video went viral and he started a cultural shift that has changed Australia’s armed forces forever.
Jan 25, 2016 · Former Army chief David Morrison said he was "almost at a loss for words" after he was named the 2016 Australian of the Year for his commitment to gender equality, diversity and inclusion.
