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Andrew Brown

Department pulling its weight on veteran health: chief

The Veterans' Affairs Department secretary denied suggestions it was not doing any "heavy lifting". (Glenn Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

The head of the Veterans' Affairs Department has hit back at suggestions that community organisations were doing most of the work to support the mental health of ex-servicemen and women.

Appearing before a royal commission into defence and veteran suicides on Friday, department secretary Alison Frame said the government agency was working closely with veterans groups on support systems.

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