The family of a Victoria Cross recipient killed in Afghanistan has been left "shocked" by a callous decision by the federal government, which Tom Elliott has described as a "terrible example of penny pinching".

<p>The family of a Victoria Cross recipient killed in Afghanistan has been left "shocked" by a callous decision by the federal government, which Tom Elliott has described as a "terrible example of penny pinching".</p>

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