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Veteran’s advocate Julie-Anne Finney, with a photo of her son David, and John Schumann in front of pictures of service people who have taken their lives.

‘I’m running out of ways to forget’: For many, the war is never over

There is a parallel world that moves through Anzac Day. It is the shadowland inhabited by those who served this country. It is a land defined by its loss.

  • Warwick McFadyen

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Navy officer Finney took his own life three years later.
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Television ad for the military from 2016 of David Finney

Navy officer Finney took his own life three years later.

Veterans’ Affairs Minister Matt Keogh with the new simplified laws for veterans compensation compared with old laws.

‘Dereliction of duty’ against Australian veterans comes to an end

The veterans Royal Commission found the long-standing compensation system contributing to suicide and poor mental health. Today, the system changed.

  • Shane Wright
RSL NSW president Mick Bainbridge was a founding partner of the law firm Operational Legal Australia.

RSL NSW president’s firm launches legal action against veterans

Former clients of Mick Bainbridge’s law firm claim they were overcharged for legal advice. The firm is suing them for not paying their fees.

  • Harriet Alexander

Cost of caring for veterans climbs by $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.

  • Shane Wright
Joanna and Ian Turner

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
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Greatest threat to our soldiers cannot be our own military

More Australian Defence Force members have died from suicide in recent decades than fighting overseas or defending our shores.

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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

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