Five Australian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan in two separate incidents, defence officials say.
Three soldiers were killed by a man in Afghan army uniform in Uruzgan province on Wednesday, the latest in a series of so-called "green-on-blue" attacks.
In a separate incident, two others were killed in a helicopter crash in Helmand province on Thursday.
PM Julia Gillard said that "in a war of so many losses this is our single worst day in Afghanistan".
Ms Gillard has left the Cook Islands, where she was attending the Pacific Islands Forum, to return to Australia.
"In the wake of this news, I have made the judgement call that it is appropriate for me to return," she told reporters before she left.
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