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What's this got to do with astronomy (or science in general)?
Apart from that, the ADF is a very conservative and risk-adverse organisation. They are too scared of doing anything that might reflect badly on them by their political (and incompetent) masters.
There are no women in combat roles as they see this as the lesser evil of two politically undesirable choices - either having no women in combat roles; or having women in combat roles that might be captured (and naughty things done to them) by the enemy.
Private whats-her-face from the US Army who was captured a few years back by the Iraqis is the perfect example. She is still regularly in the news.
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