Tim Fischer says public servants 'played god' with Vietnam National Service ballot

By David Ellery
Updated July 1 2015 - 8:18pm, first published 8:05pm
Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer wants those responsible for National Service ballots used to draft men into the army during the Vietnam War to come clean.
Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer wants those responsible for National Service ballots used to draft men into the army during the Vietnam War to come clean.

The National Service ballots used to draft 63,740 Australian men into the army during the Vietnam war were fiddled by senior public servants "playing god" former deputy Prime Minister and "nasho", Tim Fischer, has said.

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