Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is directed to the Attorney-General, who is representing the Minister for Defence today. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Dubsky is in the public gallery today. He was used as a scapegoat by the Australian Army in the so-called 'Jedi Council' scandal. Lieutenant Colonel Dubsky and his family's lives were destroyed when he was falsely accused of being a member of the Jedi Council. Lieutenant Colonel Dubsky had his name illegally leaked by the Army to the media. Because of unfair attacks on his reputation by his superiors, Lieutenant Colonel Dubsky suffered a complete mental health breakdown. He has survived two suicide attempts and endured many years of psychiatric ward admissions and electroconvulsive shock therapy. His wife and children have also been grievously harmed and forced to suffer significant physical, mental and financial injury. Will the Turnbull government compensate the Dubsky family through a special mediation process or will they be forced into a lengthy legal battle in the courts?