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Royal commission takes aim at Morrison government over ‘dereliction of duty’

Veteran suicide 'a national tragedy'. 10 News First – Disclaimer

An interim report from a royal commission into veteran suicides says the previous government failed in its duty to servicemen and women by not addressing a long-standing backlog of compensation claims.

Among the problems identified in the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide report is an unacceptably large backlog of compensation claims numbering more than 40,000 last May.

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