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An Australian army soldier has been fatally injured in a vehicle rollover during a training exercise in north Queensland.

Two other ADF members were injured in the single-vehicle incident on Wednesday night on Defence land about 45km from Townsville’s city centre. Richard Marles and Sussan Ley offered their condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the soldier who died.

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