Today, the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, the Hon. Matt Keogh MP, tabled in Parliament the Australian Government response to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide’s Interim Report, which is available here: Australian Government Response to the...
Defence & Veteran Suicide
RSL Calls for Action on Royal Commission Recommendations and Announces Steps to Address Service Complexity
The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) has called for urgent action to address the recommendations of the Interim Report handed down by the Commissioners of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. The RSL welcomed the Report...
ADSO Welcomes the Commission’s Interim Report into Defence and Veteran Suicide
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide is focused on the identification of systemic problems and solutions to suicide and suicidality among serving and ex-serving ADF members. It is vitally important to our Defence Family’s wellbeing. The Alliance of...
Suicide Royal Commission’s Interim Report – an Address from the Chair
Interim Report - an address from the Chair Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Chair, Nick Kaldas APM, provides an important update on the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Interim Report (interim report) after it was tabled in Parliament...
Suicide Royal Commission Interview – ABC News Radio Breakfast with DVA Minister Keogh
THOMAS ORITI, HOST: Later this morning the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will hand down its interim report. It comes after a confronting nine months of hearings around the country, where the Royal Commission heard of abuse at all ranks of the...
Suicide Royal Commission – The Commissioners have delivered the Interim Report to the Governor-General
At 9:00 am today the Commissioners, Nick Kaldas APM (Chair), The Hon James Douglas QC and Dr Peggy Brown AO presented the Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide to the Governor-General, His Excellency, General the...
Jacqui Lambie at The Royal Commission into Defence & Veteran Suicide
Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie gave her evidence as a lived experience witness to the Royal Commission (which she was an instrumental party in bringing to fruition) in Hobart today. The leader of the Jacqui Lambie Network answered questions on her 10 years of service...
Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide – Newsletter Edition 8 – 8th July 2022
One year ago today, on 8 July 2021, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), issued Letters Patent, which established the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. Since then the Royal Commission has made...
The Hometown Battlefield
With the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide in progress it is relevant that this song by J P Cormier a Canadian, The Hometown Battlefield, which applies equally to our Australian veterans should be heard by all Australians. You are encouraged to make a...
Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide – DOD and DVA background papers
These background papers were prepared by the Department of Defence, and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. They have been published by the Royal Commission for the information of the public. The views expressed in these papers are not necessarily the views of the...