It’s been almost 15 years since a major review unearthed stories of exclusion, harassment and bullying faced by women in the Australian Defence Force.

So it was with mild bewilderment we learnt that, after more than a year into the job of chief of joint operations, Vice Admiral Justin Jones is the latest of Australia’s military top brass to accept an honorary membership to … a literal boys’ club.

Jones “personally retained” the honorary membership to the Australian Club which was bestowed upon him, a guernsey estimated to be worth $2000, according to the ADF’s gift log. Just to add to the confusion, there is another Australian Club in Melbourne, which is also men-only .

Other reported members of the Sydney club include billionaire fund manager Will Vicars , Peter Dutton , Arthu

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