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.

A day in the life of Tiger Woods

Using my 1 annual tweet to call for Ross Lyons sacking ! @stkildafc

Andrew Hastie gets honest on the rise of One Nation 👇 @marklevy2gb MORE: brnw.ch/21x0F7J

I wish Matt Canavan all the best in dealing with the lefty ‘moderates’ in the Nationals and the Liberals. We can only hope for the good of the country he makes them see sense. I want to be clear, One Nation will work with anyone who has Australia’s interests at heart. People are hurting and life is getting tougher. Now more than ever politicians need to find common ground, work together and stop playing politics. One Nation will stands proud on what we’ve achieved when we had just 2 out of the 227 politicians in Canberra. We caused the banking Royal Commission. We were the first to lead the charge on The Voice, Net-Zero, Mass Migration and more. We will keep fighting for Australians to be put first, for our policies that are out there for all to see, and to put this country back on track.

The biggest crowd pop of all time! Hulk Hogan "Hulks Up" at WrestleMania 18 vs The Rock. #RIPHulkHogan

If the Donald goes down for hush money to a stripper I can only imagine the stress @RisdonCricket is currently facing for all the hush money he has thrown around @Eurostep93 @RedbackJim @Mitchbucky95

Lehmann’s declaration crazy or courageous @RisdonCricket @Eurostep93 @Mitchbucky95 @RedbackJim ?

While the iron is hot with Twitter a banter brother and ex cricketer turned 50 last week happy birthday @RisdonCricket - @Mitchbucky95 @RedbackJim @Eurostep93

How good is @RisdonCricket for this collection piece

How good is this little display thanks to @RisdonCricket !!!!

Do you want to win? I’m giving away the mini version of “sport support”. This painting represents how important support is during sport. It highlights how family, friends and team mates all contribute to an athletes success, but also highlights how important that support is

Biggest robbery of 2020 since Trump with the smelters picnic, carols and pageant being taken from the people of Pirie

Ever seen a DOUBLE knockdown? Well if not, now you have. 😮 #TakamForrest | LIVE on ESPN

Two vintage performances against the Blues! Like for Rooey and retweet for G-Train. #ThroughTheAges

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Great old footage of Reactor 1 Panthers Leagues Club on a regular Saturday night in the day @markMGgeyer @ThatJimmySmith

On this date in 2004, Pacquiao and Marquez met for the first time. Pacquiao knocked him down THREE times in the first round, but Marquez fought back to score a draw. 🎞 (🎥: HBO Boxing)

On this day 2005 “You gotta fucking get inside on him now” Diego Corrales stopped Jose Luis Castillo to unify the WBC and WBO lightweight titles This fight will never cease to amaze us all Exactly 2 years on Corrales died in a motorcycle accident. RIP Chico 🙏🏻