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GOVERNOR-GENERAL Michael Jeffery has paid tribute to Special Air Service (SAS) soldier Sergeant Matthew Locke, killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Sergeant Matthew Locke is the second Australian Digger killed in Afghanistan in three weeks.

Major-General Jeffery, speaking in Sydney, expressed his deepest sympathy to Sergeant Locke's family and friends.

He said that in December last year he had presented Sgt Locke with the Medal for Gallantry for outstanding leadership and bravery under sustained fire in Afghanistan.

"So it is very, very sad that on his second term that he has been so tragically lost to us," he said

Maj-Gen Jeffery said Sgt Locke, from Perth, had been brave and an absolute professional.
Bugger.

There is a general election in Aus on the 24th of November so this is getting a high profile. The GG (Governor-General) is about the least politically aligned and most qualified to talk about Sgt Locke's bravery.