▁consistent ▁professional ▁excell ence ". ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁army ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁major , ▁T in ley ▁spoke ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁Howard ▁government ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁British ▁initi ative ▁to ▁in va de ▁Ira q ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁pur port ed ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁possession ▁of ▁weapons ▁of ▁mass ▁destruction . ▁He ▁also ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁immediate ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁Australian ▁troops . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁T in ley ▁conducted ▁strateg ic ▁planning ▁and ▁leadership ▁work sh ops . ▁Among ▁other ▁clients , ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁E ag les ▁Football ▁Club ▁co aching ▁staff . ▁He ▁also ▁ran ▁a ▁small ▁business . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁former ▁federal ▁opposition ▁leader ▁Kim ▁Be az ley ▁approached ▁T in ley ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁federal ▁Division ▁of ▁St ir ling ▁as ▁the ▁Labor ▁Party ' s ▁end ors ed ▁candidate ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁election . ▁The ▁sitting ▁member , ▁Liberal ▁MP ▁Michael ▁Ke en an , ▁retained ▁the ▁seat ▁with ▁a ▁slightly ▁reduced ▁majority . ▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁former ▁Premier ▁Alan ▁Car p enter ▁from ▁the ▁safe ▁Labor ▁state ▁seat ▁of ▁Will age e , ▁T in ley ▁was ▁pr ese lect ed ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁Labor ▁at ▁the ▁resulting ▁by - e lection ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁was