Is the ADA just an organisation of former defence force, police or intelligence and security agency personnel?
No ― because ensuring Australia is adequately defended (and secure internally) is a universal civic responsibility of all Australians, not just former (or indeed serving) members of our defence force, one of our police forces or one of our intelligence and security agencies. The ADA is therefore a broadly based community organisation of Australians concerned about our defence and wider national security. Fewer than 25 per cent of our members, for example, have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), the Australian Federal Police (AFP), a state or territory police force, or one of Australias security or intelligence agencies. Even with this ratio, of course, we still have many members with such service. As explained above, our broad community membership (rather than an ex-Service, current-Service or profession-focused membership base) is one of the main differences between the ADA and other groups with an actual, nominal or purported interest in defence or wider national secu
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- Is the ADA just an organisation of ex-defence force, ex-police or ex-intelligence and security agency members?
