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1 Of Warriors, Bad Apples and Blood Lust Caroline Graham , 2021 single work essay
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 80 no. 2 2021;
'On Australia’s ‘Day of Shame’, after the release of the Brereton Report, there was much talk of ‘warrior culture’ and ‘bad apples’. Sir Galahad, shining exemplar of warrior culture, never burnt villages or murdered children, but ‘bad apples’ has more of a ring of truth if applied to the few soldiers who take pleasure in killing. The uncomfortable phrase ‘blood lust’ rarely gets a mention, in spite of a nod in that direction in the Brereton Report. It’s damned awkward to chat about a topic like ‘reptilian ruthlessness … one of the strongest of human drives’.'

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1 Thin Top End Tara Goedjen , Caroline Graham , 2013 single work essay
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , October no. 18 2013;
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