Nathan Bewes, 23, from the Brisbane-based Sixth Battalion was killed in a roadside bomb blast on Friday night.
He was on his second tour of Afghanistan and was the sixth digger to die in Afghanistan in just over a month. He was the 17th to die during the war.
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Questions are being asked about our mission there, but Ms Gillard says Afghanistan is a safe haven for terrorists. Defence Minister John Faulkner says progress is being made.
Yesterday they attended the funeral of Private Scott Palmer - one of three Australian commandos killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan three weeks ago.
Troops under 'extreme stress'
Meanwhile, the defence department says it will look into complaints that Australian troops fighting overseas are under extreme stress.
The defence department says some of the issues raised by troops will be investigated while others have already been dealt with, after complaints from soldiers about a lack of support, poor leadership and the constant fear of death.
Troops in Afghanistan and Iraq have spoken about pilots addicted to Stilnox and other prescription drugs and of an underground trade in illicit substances and sex.
