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This website draws upon articles published on The Conversation (media) website that consider Julian Knight.

In our view, this media channel rates far highly in journalistic independence, authorship quality and moral standards than the mainstream media. We know of two academics in particular who have taken an interest in Julian and his exposure to Defence abuse culture, being, separately:

Professor Ben Wadham
Dr Mia Martin-Hobbs

We here of course welcome other academics to tackle Julian’s case as well, as they see fit. Therefore, feel free to contact this website: philipreed@julianknight.com.au

(1) Professor Ben Wadham, Ph.D

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, South Australia

https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/ben.wadham

https://flinders.academia.edu/BenWadham/CurriculumVitae

Articles reproduced:

The ADF and Julian Knight: a lesson on defence’s culture reform

(2) Dr Mia Martin-Hobbs, Ph.D

Deakin University, Victoria

https://www.miamartinhobbs.com/

https://experts.deakin.edu.au/56148-mia-martin-hobbs

Articles reproduced:

https://theconversation.com/topics/hazing-40731

RMC Duntroon for beginners…

RMC for junior cadets is pure sadism authorised by Duntroon Brass and delegated to senior cadet sadists to dish out and sort out the 'Selections Board' wheat from the chaff from Day 1. Buckle up, take no personal valuables in (they will be stolen), donning knuckle dusters are vital during a night's sleep in barracks, trust no-one especially not your assigned officer 'mentor', realise that senior cadets are your pure enemy in all respects. Otherwise enjoy Saturdays, when your senior cadet buddies teach you to become an alcoholic to pervade for your lifetime. Day 2: It's not good and only gets worse thereafter.

Political Prisoner in Victoria since 2014

This is the official website of Australian Soldier* Julian Knight.

Julian Knight, having duly served 27 years sentence in 1988 by the Supreme Court of Victoria’s for his immediately confessed mass crime, in 2014 unelected politician Denis Napthine usurped the judiciary and illegally imposed indefinite detention. Instantly in 2014 Julian Knight became not a criminal, but a political prisoner of the Victorian Government No. 49821 held at Port Phillip Prison | formerly Army Corps of Staff Cadet No. 5266 at the Royal Military College Duntroon | formerly Australian Army Reserve Trooper No. 3204059.

*Soldier: We consider the title of Soldier to be a noble profession the moment a civilian signs up to serve Country, followed by training, experience and sacrifice in battle. So we duly grammatise it with a capital ‘S’. ADF personnel (whether a ‘Soldier’, ‘Sailor’, ‘Aircrew’, or any other ADF role, from Day 1 to serve their country (Australia) instantly becomes a special member of our vital Australian Defence Force.

From Day 1 sign-up, each Army recruit deserves this capital title ‘Soldier’ despite pre-trained, pre- experienced, pre-active service, pre-medal recipient, pre-veteran, pre-wounded, pre-KIA.

Such military ‘sign up’ is so much a distinct and a higher calling that most other professions / trades.

Let no person who has ever ‘signed up to serve their country‘ ever hold any doubt of their rare courage to serve. We Australians as CIVVY citizens hold a profound civilian duty to respect and be proud of what these relative few committed souls put their lives in harm’s way and continue to champion and protect our fortunate way of life in Australia. They proudly follow in the legacy of our forebears of similar ilk who hard-fought and sacrificed.

Sadly increasingly these are forgotten brave heroes. History repeats. Sadly, negative and dangerous mis-training of those so committed risks outcomes like Hoddle Street (1987) and Full Metal Bullet (1987). Both a bully bad year of Soldier negative recruitment training.