Brendan Nelson has agreed to an advertising blitz to lift recruitment for the Australian Defence Force: New ads encouraging people to enlist in the defence forces will hit television screen next month as part of a massive recruitment drive. Defence Minister Brendan Nelson says the government decided to increase the Australian Defence Force’s advertising budget [...]
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