Phillip Thompson (Herbert, Liberal National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

869639—Lance Corporal Tulsa Rumney. Tulsa tragically lost his life in a military training accident on 15 October 2025. The 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment lost a brother. His parents lost a son. His siblings have lost a family member. And a partner lost their love. This country lost a warrior and a proud Australian. Tulsa was 26 years old, with his whole life to live. He was a motivated infantry soldier and served in Old Faithful as a signaller. He supported Operation COVID-19 Assist. He deployed to Papua New Guinea as part of the Operation Kudu training team training Ukrainian soldiers. To Ben and Kristen, I'm sorry this happened to your son. Tulsa, your brothers of the 3rd Battalion will miss you. You will never be forgotten; you'll always be remembered. You were a great mate, a great man and a bloody good Australian. Duty first, brother.

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