Top diplomat takes over in Defence shake-up

By Daniel Flitton
Updated September 20 2012 - 3:28pm, first published September 18 2012 - 3:00am
Foreign Affairs chief Dennis Richardson.
Foreign Affairs chief Dennis Richardson.

ONE of Australia's most respected diplomats has been parachuted into the Defence Department to bridge a deepening rift between Defence Minister Stephen Smith and the military.

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