09 September 2024 - Australian veterans suicide royal commission publishes final report
Royal Commission into Defence and veteran suicides hands down final seven-volume report
Jessica Wang and Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer (News, 09/09/2024)
The primary body responsible for supporting veterans and their families is not trusted by diggers or up to the task of addressing the high rates of suicide in veterans, a scathing report following a three-year Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has found.
'It's been neglected': Veteran suicide royal commission calls for sweeping changes in long-awaited final report
Daniel Jeffrey (9News, 09/09/2024)
Not enough is being done to address sexual assault, leadership is lacking and servicemen and women have been left with a sense of betrayal in the Australian Defence Force, according to the long-awaited Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide's final report.
‘We must do better’: Peter Dutton speaks out in support of defence veterans
(SkyNews, 09/09/2024)
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says “despite the best of intent” the Australian Defence Force and Department of Veteran Affairs have “let people down”.
Defence reflects on Royal Commission findings
(Australian Government Defence, 09/09/2024)
Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty and Chief of the Defence Force Admiral David Johnston have acknowledged the release today of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Final Report.