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Australian Government Response to the Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide
Wednesday 28th Sep 2022
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 Interim...
RSL Calls for Action on Royal Commission Recommendations and Announces Steps to Address Service Complexity
Thursday 18th Aug 2022
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 with the...
ADSO Welcomes the Commission’s Interim Report into Defence and Veteran Suicide
Monday 15th Aug 2022
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
Thursday 11th Aug 2022
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
Thursday 11th Aug 2022
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
Thursday 11th Aug 2022
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 Honourable David...
Jacqui Lambie at The Royal Commission into Defence & Veteran Suicide
Friday 5th Aug 2022
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...
Parliamentary Last Post Ceremony
Tuesday 26th Jul 2022
Yesterday, the newly elected members of Parliament attended the Last Post Ceremony which commemorated Private Joseph John Dale, who lost his life while serving Australia in the First World War. Wreaths were laid by the family of Private Joseph John Dale, as well as...
Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide – Newsletter Edition 8 – 8th July 2022
Friday 8th Jul 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...