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Matty Morris interviews Phil Thompson OAM, discussing his military service and transition to politics.

On this Zero Limits Podcast Matty Morris chats with Ep. 252 Phil Thompson OAM MP Australian Army 1RAR - Federal Member For Herbert. A former Australian Army infantry soldier with the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Thompson served in East Timor and Afghanistan. During his 2009 deployment to Afghanistan, he shot and killed an armed insurgent, and just two weeks later was severely wounded in action by an improvised explosive device (IED). After leaving the military, he moved into poli...

People in this episode

Host: Matty Morris

Guest: Phil Thompson OAM

Topics covered

• military service
• politics
• personal stories
• veterans
• Australian history

Keywords

• Phil Thompson
• Australian Army
• 1RAR
• veteran
• politics
• Afghanistan
• East Timor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australian Army, 1RAR

Places: East Timor, Afghanistan

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