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The leadership of Australia's defence forces have urged veterans to share their experiences with the royal commission into suicide among service personnel.

As death toll in aged care facilities hit 3,000 in 2022, the numbers of deployed Australian defence force personnel peaked at 47 a week

Thomas Rickard left a message threatening to kill the wife of ABC journalist Mark Willacy after he uncovered war crimes allegations.

Top Defence officials tell staff they can resume building capability through a diverse and inclusive workforce.

The Health Workers Union has grave concerns for residents at the Victorian aged care home, saying on one occasion a staff member was left to look after 23 residents — more than half of whom were COVID positive.

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Royal commission report says system is ‘so complicated that it adversely affects the mental health of some veterans’

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has identified over 50 previous reports into the problem and more than 750 recommendations, finding the prevalence of suicide among serving and ex-serving ADF members is "something that should concern us all". Look back on today's events.

More than 200,000 Afghans have sought humanitarian protection in Australia and almost half are still waiting for their applications to be considered.