Women will be able to serve in combat units on the front line within five years (Australia)

Women will be able to serve in combat units on the front line within five years (Australia):

WOMEN will be able to serve as Australian special forces and infantry soldiers within five years following a greenlight by federal cabinet for the removal of gender-based discrimination in frontline military roles.

Defence Minister Stephen Smith today announced a staged-removal of restrictions preventing women from serving in the seven per cent of military roles currently off limits for women.

"In the future your role in the defence force will be determined on your ability, not on the basis of your sex," Mr Smith said.

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