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The government today announced it would accept most of the urgent recommendations in the interim report. Read a statement from Commission Chair Nick Kaldas, Commissioner James Douglas and Commissioner Peggy Brown.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicidehas made 13 urgent recommendations in its interim report, which was handed tothe Governor-General, David Hurley, and tabled in Parliament in Canberra today.

The Chair of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, Nick Kaldas thanked current and ex-serving Defence members and their families for sharing their experiences of military life at a public hearing in Hobart.

National Mental Health Commissioner, Alan Woodward will be among the witnesses to appear at the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide during the second week of its public hearing in Hobart.

The work of ex-service organisations will come under the spotlight during the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide’s sixth public hearing, which began today in Hobart.

Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie and State Veterans’ Affairs minister Guy Barnett will be among the witnesses to give evidence before the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, at its sixth public hearing beginning in Hobart today.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has seen a boost in submissions during its nine-day public hearing in Townsville.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will hear evidence about how the Australian Defence Force manages reports of abuse, during the second week of its public hearing in Townsville.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has begun a public hearing in Townsville, where the city’s most senior serving ADF member, Brigadier Kahlil Fegan will give evidence about training, alcohol use, domestic violence and mental health assessments at the nation’s largest Army base.

The Chief of the Australian Defence Force and two former ministers for Veterans’ Affairs will give evidence at a public hearing of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, which resumes in Townsville on Monday.