Article 6MXGJ Negative drug tests recorded for personnel who packed Jack Fitzgibbon parachute before deadly jump

Negative drug tests recorded for personnel who packed Jack Fitzgibbon parachute before deadly jump

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Amy Remeikis
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Defence says it carries out random drug testing on an ongoing basis and investigations into Fitzgibbon's death continue

All defence personnel involved in packing and checking Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon's parachute before his tragic death had tested negative for prohibited substances, the Australian defence force says.

On Sunday the ABC reported six unidentified soldiers serving at the Royal Australian Air Force base in Richmond had failed comprehensive drug screening in mid-February and early March" and were facing potential expulsion from the ADF.

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