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The Chair of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide says the 12-month extension of the inquiry, announced this week, is vital to investigate the factors that contribute to deaths by suicide.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will hear from DVA boss Liz Cosson and Comcare at Canberra hearing today.

A public hearing of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide that opened in Canberra today will focus on issues around Defence culture and claims processing by the Department of Veterans' Affairs

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will resume in Canberra today.

A public hearing of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide in Sydney has ended with a call for serving members of the Australian Defence Force to have their say and make a submission ahead of hearings in Canberra, Townsville and Hobart.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide continues in Sydney this week, with members of Defence and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs due to give evidence about healthcare, the transition from ADF to civilian life, rehabilitation and compensation.

Some of Australia’s highest-ranking Defence personnel will give evidence during a two-week hearing of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, to begin in Sydney today.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will investigate how Defence families can be better supported ahead of the interim report due to be released in August.

The week-long hearing in Sydney will focus on some of the issues the Royal Commission considers should be urgently addressed.