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Paul Papalia CSC (born 12 July 1962) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since February 2007. Originally the member for Peel. he is now the member for Warnbro. A decorated former navy diver who served two tours in Iraq, Papalia entered parliament after winning a by-election sparked by the resignation of scandal-tarred former minister Norm Marlborough. ==Early life and naval career== Papalia was born in Bunbury, Western Australia. He served in the Royal Australian Navy for 26 years before entering politics, working as a navy diver and rising to the rank of lieutenant commander. He specialised in explosives retrieval and escape and rescue.〔O'Brien, Amanda. "Iraq war veteran to run for ALP". ''The Australian'', 15 December 2006.〕〔Mason, Graham and Spencer, Ben. "No new blood in Ravlich reshuffle". ''The West Australian'', 14 December 2006.〕〔Mason, Graham. "Premier gets navy diver for Peel". ''The West Australian'', 15 December 2006.〕 He served with the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq during the early 1990s, and was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross in 1994 for his work there.〔"Australia Day Honours". ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 26 January 1994.〕 Papalia later returned to Iraq during the Iraq War, serving as executive officer in an Australian mine-clearing team.〔Baker, Mark. "Secrets of Australian heroism revealed". ''The Age'', 3 May 2003.〕 He left the navy in 2004, and operated a small business renovating houses up until the time of his election to parliament.〔O'Brien, Amanda. "Lib's hopes on scandal fallout". ''The Australian'', 31 January 2007.〕 He publicly opposes the Iraq War, and has advocated a rapid withdrawal of Australian forces from the country.〔Taylor, Robert. "Navy man dives in for Peel selection". ''The West Australian'', 11 December 2006.〕
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