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Cost of caring for veterans climbs to $13 billion

A backlog of 60,000 unprocessed medical and compensation claims from veterans has been cleared – and has delivered a $13 billion hit to the budget.

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Joanna alerted the army about her husband. The ADF ‘vilified’ her. He later took his own life

The Australian Defence Force failed the veteran and treated his widow “appallingly”, a coroner has found.

  • Ben Cubby and Patrick Begley
Defence Minister Richard Marles and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announcing the government’s response to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

Sex offenders to be booted from Defence Force in sweeping overhaul

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it was time to act to combat an “epidemic” of suicide among former and current military personnel.

  • Matthew Knott and Alyssa Talakovski
RSL NSW president Mick Bainbridge was a founding partner of the veteran-friendly law firm Operational Legal Australia.

‘Unethical cowboys’: RSL NSW president accused of ‘exploiting’ veterans by overcharging for legal advice

Independent senator Jacqui Lambie said RSL NSW had taken no action against lawyers who overcharged veterans for legal advice because some of the worst culprits sat on its board.

  • Harriet Alexander
Senator Jacqui Lambie has released a report the government kept secret for six months.

Royal commission accidentally leaks secret report

The sweeping review of Australia’s military justice watchdog found too many of its inquiries were conducted with “insufficient sensitivity”.

  • James Massola

Of the 900 recommendations for struggling veterans, there is one that stands out

People are understandably cynical about the prospect of change. Veterans and their families have the right to ask what will be different about these latest recommendations.

  • Dr Alex Lim
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Julie-Ann Finney whose son, Dave, took his own life after serving in Australia’s defence force. Julie-Ann devotes all her spare time lobbying the government for change and has a campaign called “Don’t Enlist Until Its Fixed”.

‘The enemy within’: Royal commission damns Defence for needless deaths

The landmark inquiry found current and former service personnel are 20 times more likely to take their own lives than to die in combat.

  • Matthew Knott
Julie-Ann Finney whose son David took his own life hopes the Royal Commission into veteran suicide will save lives.
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Families' hopes Royal Commission will finally tackle veteran suicide

Julie-Ann Finney whose son David took his own life hopes the Royal Commission into veteran suicide will save lives.

Julie-Ann Finney with a portrait of her son, Dave, and other vets who have committed suicide that she has placed at the Cenotaph in Sydney on Anzac Day, April 25, 2024.

‘My life was destroyed’: Veteran suicide families speak out

With the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran suicide about to release its findings, six families disclose their heartbreak, their belief that the system let them down – and what they would like to see changed.

  • Tim Barlass
Julie-Ann Finney speaks about her son, Dave, his passing, his experience with The Australian Defence Force and her hopes for Royal commission outcomes.
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Everyone holds a picture: veteran suicide families’ hopes for the Royal Commission - vision

Julie-Ann Finney speaks about her son, Dave, his passing, his experience with The Australian Defence Force and her hopes for Royal commission outcomes.

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