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Tess Ikonomou

Veteran, defence records made easier to access

Minister Matt Keogh hopes new information access units will benefit defence personnel and veterans. (Lukas Coch/AAP IMAGES) (AAP)

New information access units will be set up for defence force personnel, veterans, and their families to streamline processes which were found not to be "fit for purpose".

The royal commission into defence and veteran suicide interim report found under the information access system, people experienced difficulty getting a hold of their own records, as did the families of dead former servicemen and women.

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