Commissions

A Call for Urgent Action by Royal Commissioner Nick Kaldis

A Call for Urgent Action by Royal Commissioner Nick Kaldis

The gravity of the military veteran crisis has been underscored by the chair of the royal commission into veteran suicides, Commissioner Nick Kaldas, who has urgently called for immediate action. Recent figures, unveiled by the Australian Institute of Health and...

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Release of Defence and Veteran Suicide Monitoring Report

Release of Defence and Veteran Suicide Monitoring Report

A report released today into the rate of suicide among current and former serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel reaffirms that suicide prevention must be a matter of national priority. The report, Serving and ex‑serving Australian Defence Force members who...

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Consultation on new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy underway

Ongoing commitment to our First World War veterans

Previously unrecognised Veterans of the First World War whose graves are unmarked will now be acknowledged, thanks to a grants program funded in the October 2022-23 Budget. Following a successful pilot, Minister for Veterans Affairs’ Matt Keogh said the First World...

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