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The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide is urging anyone who may find the Christmas and New Year period difficult to reach out to support networks or seek urgent support, if needed.

The eighth public hearing of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has finished in Wagga Wagga today, with witnesses giving important evidence about the impact of military training on recruits.

The training of recruits in how to survive if they’re captured or detained in combat will be examined by the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, during a four-day hearing in Wagga Wagga.

Senior representatives of some of Australia's military recruit schools will give evidence at a public hearing of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, which begins on Monday at the Mercure Hotel, Wagga Wagga.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide welcomes the release of a key report which includes an extra five years of data on the number of suicide deaths among current and ex-serving ADF members.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has concluded its Darwin hearing, having gained important insight into the unique challenges of military service in the Top End.

The family of a man who died by suicide at Robertson Barracks earlier this year will be among the lived experience witnesses to share their story at the seventh public hearing of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide in Darwin.

Service life in the Northern Territory will be a key focus of the Royal Commission as it starts its seventh hearing block in Darwin today.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will meet with serving personnel during a tour of Northern Territory military bases, ahead of its public hearing in Darwin.

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.