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08 Mar 05:50am

Filed under: Adf, Adfa, Army, Bruce Kafer, David Hurley, Defence Force, Military, Skype, Stephen Smith

It’s a pretty special set of circumstances when a tax-payer-funded body releases a series of reviews exposing decades of cultural problems, including 775 allegations of sexual assault, and the Minister is the one facing questions over why he won’t apologise for standing down one of the people in charge.

Stephen Smith yesterday with David Hurley and Duncan Lewis

Last night on the ABC’s 7.30 Defence Minister Stephen Smith was asked in numerous ways why he wouldn’t apologise to Australian Defence Academy Commandant Bruce Kafer, who has been reinstated this week, 11 months after being stood down over the so called “Skype” scandal.

When the scandal broke, involving an 18-year-old woman cadet being filmed without her consent having sex, and the vision broadcast via the internet to some of her classmates, Smith went in pretty hard and fast.

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RonaldR says:

07:04pm | 14/03/12

All Australian populations should get up and apologies to the Australian people for putting their party’s before the good of Australia especially the great pretender Abbott. Read more »
Mel says:

02:21pm | 11/03/12

Matt, I applaud your bravery for ” outing” the elephant in the room. You are correct, each consenting party breached the rules of the DFDA, by engaging in the sex in the first place. Defence has those rules in place to maintain order and for the protection of these kids… Read more »

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