26 before the courts the Department wrote a cheque for the full amount of arrears and handed it off to Goodwin’s solicitor and this would be the only prompt act by the Department in the whole duration of this year and a half long campaign. The article finishes with the writer expressing their disbelief that someone like Goodwin, a man completely disabled by his service in the Great War, with a case that was so obviously just, was stopped at every step of the way and only received his benefits after fighting for it. The writer also expresses their concern for the rest of the Australian Men who have been robbed or defrauded by the “Torryrun and Tory-ridden” Repatration Department because they didn’t show the same level of commitment as Goodwin. They then conclude the article urging for action against the Department and that Goodwin’s case is all the evidence the public needed to demand a complete overhaul of the department.
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