Tony Abbott backs down on military pay after behind-the-scenes lobbying by backbenchers

By David Wroe
Updated March 4 2015 - 10:18pm, first published 6:44pm
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Defence Minister Kevin Andrews on Wednesday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Defence Minister Kevin Andrews on Wednesday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Defence Minister Kevin Andrews on Wednesday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Defence Minister Kevin Andrews on Wednesday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Defence Minister Kevin Andrews on Wednesday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Defence Minister Kevin Andrews on Wednesday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Defence Minister Kevin Andrews on Wednesday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Defence Minister Kevin Andrews on Wednesday. Photo: Andrew Meares

Tony Abbott appears to have quelled a military backlash by hiking the government's pay offer to defence personnel in the wake of announcing a further planned troop deployment to Iraq.

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