The Latest Breaking News from Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide

Curtains close on Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide

'Too many have paid a very dear price ... the ultimate sacrifice'

Newcastle Herald · Aug 28, 2024

Wagga Wagga veteran services report rise in demand after royal commission visit

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide's visit to a regional city late last year has prompted a rise in service personnel seeking support.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2023

Veteran Shaun Spain, who took his life, blamed Department of Veterans' Affairs

Shaun Spain spent 15 years in the army and completed five tours in East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq. Before he died, he left a note.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2023

Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide calls for end to claims backlog, shares 'dismay' at 'limited' government action

Urgent action needs to be taken to eliminate a backlog of compensation claims and make processes easier for veterans, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide says in its interim report.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide delivers interim report — as it happened

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.

ABC News · Aug 10, 2022

Government given defence support deadline

A 300-page report from a royal commission into defence suicide demands urgent government action to boost support for past and present personnel.

AAP · Aug 10, 2022

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide is about to hand down a big report. Here's what it has heard

After months of hearings around Australia, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will hand down its interim report this morning. Here's what we know so far.

ABC News · Aug 10, 2022

Widow's wallet target of veterans' agency

An army wife has outlined her experience dealing with the Department of Veterans' Affairs after the suicide death of her husband.

AAP · Aug 7, 2022

Jacqui Lambie tells defence royal commission that department spied on her from bush over backyard fence

Trapped in a never-ending cycle of back pain and locked in a compensation battle with a government department that had placed her under surveillance, senator Jacqui Lambie tells the defence royal commission she lost hope completely.

ABC News · Aug 5, 2022

Lambie tells of post-army 'years of hell'

Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie has told a royal commission into veteran suicide of her 10 years of hell following medical discharge from the army.

AAP · Aug 4, 2022