It is a national tragedy that suicide remains the leading cause of death for young Australian males. It is a complex issue that has been a focus of this government, but sadly more than 3000 Australians take their own lives each year and our veterans’ community is not immune. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare […]
Prevention Bill 2020 and the Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 On 3 September 2020 the Senate referred to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee the provisions of the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020 and the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (Consequential […]
The Defence Force Welfare Association (DFWA) has become concerned at the recent increase in ill-considered and oft-times inaccurate criticism of DVA by some in the media and on social media platforms. Commentary borders at times on crass enthusiasm for a story and less about the care of veterans. DVA and its staff in recent years […]