On Monday this week I witnessed something that I thought inconceivable: A retired Australian Army Major and Afghanistan veteran accusing the Chief of the Defence Force of being an outright liar (see from about 0954 here:
Foreign Affairs, Defence & Trade [Part 1] - 15/11/2021 08:50:00 - Parliament of Australia (aph.gov.au) (And remind me of who was in charge of Operation Sovereign Borders and who was the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection at the time.)
Seems to be a disease spreading through governments.