merit, but as gender, determined the military roles Australia has lifted all restrictions on the reels, the women in the armed forces can carry out.According to qualified female soldiers, combat units can be used in the special forces and front line.
Defence Minister Stephen Smith said the ban would be lifted immediately but can be up to five years to implement. Critics described the move as premature and a gimmick.
Canada, New Zealand and Israel can already women in all military roles.
Australia's military has about 59,000 full-time members, including 1,500, which are used in Afghanistan.
Women are for about 93% of roles, including artillery tasks.
"All the same"With the lifting of the ban, they are capable of filling the remaining 7%, as long as they are physically and psychologically qualified.
As well as roles are combat serve in special units entities, if they can meet the entry standards.
Mr Smith said that the movement "a logical extension of the strongly held view that we are all equal, regardless of our origin and regardless of our gender in Australian society,".
He added: "from this day forward... no combat roles, no front line role is an Australian from his family be excluded, it will apply openly for all on the basis of the services."
"This is a significant and extensive cultural change."
Sex scandalCritics have described as a "political gimmick" movement.
The head of the Australian Defence Association lobby group, Neil James, said the Government "the gun on research that currently performed was jumping skills in the military context of officials of the defense of women".
"It actually much confidence that this is little more than a further political gimmick and a distraction not give us," Mr James told ABC Radio.
The Australian defence establishment checks currently also sexual abuse in the military after a sex scandal at the Australian Defence Force Academy.
The review given a large number of complaints - more than 1,000 of abuse accusations that it was extended for a month, and is due to report on the 30.
Investigations began after two cadets of the Academy have been secretly filming of a female Cadet, sex and broadcasting over the Internet.
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