Scott Morrison made a virtue out of acknowledging members of Australia's military. Morrison left office more than two years ago but one of the final pieces of his government fell into place on Monday, with the release of the final report from a royal commission into veterans' suicide. Defence support services: The Defence all-hours Support Line is a confidential telephone …
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has handed down its final report, calling for a new support body to help defence personnel transition to civilian life. And the military's internal disciplinary processes were also named as contributing to psychological distress, prompting recommendations about better welfare support and a requirement that internal disciplinary authorities behaved with "courtesy, compassion, dignity …
JULIE-ANN FINNEY: My son, David, was amazing. LAURA TINGLE, CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: Julie-Ann Finney’s son, Royal Australian Navy Petty Officer David Finney, died in February 2019. The royal commission says that at least 1,677 serving and ex-serving Defence Force members - who served on or after January 1, 1985 - died by suicide between 1997 and 2021. NICK KALDAS: Defence’s …
Urgent action needs to be taken to eliminate the "unacceptable" backlog of veterans' compensation claims, with almost 42,000 awaiting processing at the end of May, a royal commission has warned, saying the situation may lead to suicides. Key points: Thirteen recommendations have been made in the interim report, with five of them focusing on the DVA's claims process and staffing …
Defence said it found documents relating to the bullying of a suicidal young seaman only after the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide began, the seaman's sister has revealed. Key points: Teri Bailey was bullied as a young naval officer after hurting herself, the royal commission hears Abuse included a sexual assault in a psychiatric ward, her sister says …