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LNP Longman candidate Trevor Ruthenberg sorry for wrongly claiming military service medal
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jun 02, 2019 09:36pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Jul 19, 2018 12:00am |
| Description | The LNP's candidate in the Longman by-election, Trevor Ruthenberg, has apologised for wrongly claiming he earned a prestigious defence service medal.
Mr Ruthenberg, the former state MP for the seat of Kallangur, listed the Australian Service Medal as one of his accolades on the official Queensland Parliament website, despite never receiving the distinction.
He received the Australian Defence Medal, which is awarded to those who have served for more than four years in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), as opposed to active service.
The LNP selected Mr Ruthenberg in May to contest the marginal seat of Longman against former Labor MP Susan Lamb, who quit Federal Parliament over the dual citizenship saga.
Mr Ruthenberg's campaign website lists his six years of service in the ADF where he "trained as an aeronautical ground engineer".
"I've never worn the Australian Service Medal — I've only ever worn the medal that was awarded to me," Mr Ruthenberg said. |
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