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@HonTonyAbbott And you thought Pell was a good guy too!

Especially today, my instinctive sympathy remains with all of our special forces soldiers from the Afghanistan campaign, fighting at our country’s command against a merciless enemy, often under highly restrictive rules of engagement that meant known terrorists were captured and released many times. As prime minister during multiple deployments, and having spent time with our troops in war-zones, I could not have asked for a more loyal and professional military and my respect for their service is undiminished. Of course, there are rules that have to be observed and enforced, even against soldiers in times of war. Still, it’s wrong to judge the actions of men in mortal combat by the standards of ordinary civilian life. If Ben Roberts-Smith transgressed, why wasn’t this picked up prior to his gallantry awards and why wasn’t any culture of brutality towards prisoners detected by his more senior officers, and dealt with quickly, rather than being allowed to fester, as has been alleged, for over a decade? The Brereton investigation commenced in 2016 and only concluded in 2020. The first war crime charge against a former special forces soldier was only laid in 2023 and three years later, this has still not been finalised. After doing their best to serve our country, dozens of former special forces soldiers should not still be in limbo years later because of ongoing investigations that have only resulted in charges in two cases. Justice delayed is justice denied. If evidence is clear, and cases are strong, they should be brought and concluded without delay. Otherwise, people should be cleared to get on with their lives lest the process itself become the punishment. In Afghanistan, our soldiers fought bravely and well for a just cause. I am very sorry that some of them have been subjected to a form of persecution by the country they served.

It was David McBride who blew the whistle, triggering the Brereton report & laying the groundwork for Ben Roberts‑Smith’s charges. The thanks he got was jail, while war criminals roamed free. It’s about time Roberts-Smith is put away for good, but McBride must be released.

@Leafmalone @strangerous10 @SocialPiranha3 Well she does like shooting

@strangerous10 @SocialPiranha3 Murder is a difficult concept to Bridget to grasp it would seem.

Bridget McKenzie describes Ben Roberts-Smith being arrested for war crimes as a “tragedy”. 🙄 I think a real tragedy for Australia is having politicians who aren’t bothered by war crimes. #auspol

@strangerous10 Well to be fair she doesn’t care about the genocide in Gaza either.

@tanya_plibersek So overdue.

We all know someone who has been hurt by gambling. We’re determined to make sure a new generation doesn’t grow up thinking it’s synonymous with sport. That’s why we’re cracking down on ads, banning players from taking part in campaigns, and targeting harmful online betting.

Did anyone else just hear this ridiculous announcement by Angus? He wants an oompah oompah for Easter.

@Jansant @JacintaAllanMP Yes. They had booked a trip one way before the announcement and now have to hope they can get a train home from Bendingo later that day as they couldn’t book a seat two days later.

@cinquecento62 @JacintaAllanMP With free travel, trains will be full by the time they get to my stop. It's a fucked up decision.

Why has @JacintaAllanMP made bookings unavailable during the free public transport period? How are old buggers like me supposed to ensure we can get a seat on +2hr long train trips? That's pretty fucked up, Premier. #springst

@AJGardineresq @Judith54Nunn If I did something like that I’d be mortified. Probably couldn’t get out of bed for days from the embarrassment. This mob, he’s likely to become leader.

Oh dear. NSW Nationals MP "does an Angus", forgets to use burner account. ⤵️ Fantastic. Great move. Well done Geoff. 😅 #auspol

@PeterKlages @PatFromFTG @FriendsoftheABC Sunday morning in our house is a dash to the radio to turn OFF the daily alarm so we don’t have to hear him!

@PatFromFTG @FriendsoftheABC Macca has been torturing ABC listeners for 40 years, along with his own brand of ill-informed rubbish for all of it. He would have to be the most boring broadcaster in world radio history.

Turned on our ABC to have a listen to whatever Macca wad saying. First thing I heard him say was to call Paul Keating “expletive expletive deleted (smug chuckle)” Turned it off. Seriously. Does the ABC Charter just straight up not apply to this guy? @FriendsoftheABC

@JEChalmers @karlstefanovic @TheTodayShow Condolences

I’ll speak with @karlstefanovic and Sarah Abo on the @TheTodayShow soon #auspol #ausecon

@DeanRosario We were in Melbourne tonight. People were everywhere. Pub we were in was full when we left. The place was buzzing

@noplaceforsheep @AustralianLabor @AlboMP @ChrisMinnsMP @DavidCrisafulli That the Premier of Queensland can back a law that carries a 2 year jail term for hate speech, specifically tied to the phrases "from the river to the sea" & "globalise the intifida" while ignoring centuries of hate speech against First Nations peoples, defies logic.

@drpete00 @nick_coatsworth There’s a reason why we didn’t all rush out and buy calendars with his image on them!

Albo just isn’t the leader for crisis. It’s painfully obvious. Unresponsive, reactive, diminished by every utterance. First Bondi and now a fuel crisis. Leadership like this leaves the country exposed and vulnerable.

@nick_coatsworth Better than actually leaving the country for Hawaii!

@Mythoug05655057 @Melbourne_says @JacintaAllanMP @po1983 That’s a shame. Which station are you using?

@cinquecento62 @Melbourne_says @JacintaAllanMP @po1983 Maybe I should drive a Fiat lol. I am one of few that that are forced to work in the office 5 days a week. I AM NOT COMPLAINING about that. I LOVE IT and hate WFH. Car pool is not an option and riding a bike/sharing the road with cars, scares the crap out of me.

We’re making public transport free for a month to take pressure off the pump. It won’t solve every problem, but it is an immediate step I can take to help Victorians right now.

@JacintaAllanMP If we have the means to pay can we still use our Myki? It’s a great offer for so many but I am happy to contribute.

@Mythoug05655057 @Melbourne_says @JacintaAllanMP @po1983 Car pool with friends or ride a bike?

@Melbourne_says @JacintaAllanMP @po1983 I am really disappointed with our state ALP led state in recent months BUT this is one initiative l support during the fuel crisis. The next problem is though, getting TO a train station, even if one has to drive 5kms, THERE'S NO CAR PARKS at the station! 😭😭😭

@Melbourne_says @JacintaAllanMP @po1983 My favourites are the… nothing is free, we will all pay for it bots

@JacintaAllanMP @po1983 Jacinta Allan responds to the fuel crisis by providing relief for Victorians where practical. 👏🏼 So, watch those who have nothing better to do go into a full blown cardiac arrest at this idea. Always makes me laugh.

Simple logic.