Short on troops, Australia opens military to non-citizens
Defence Minister Richard Marles said that from July, looser eligibility criteria would allow "permanent residents who have been living in Australia for 12 months" to serve.
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Australian Army soldiers patrolling around the waters of Darwin. (Photo/Australian Department of Defence)
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Australia will allow non-citizens to join its armed forces, the government said Tuesday, as the sparsely populated nation struggles to meet recruitment targets.
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