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The Chair of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide says history will judge Government and military leaders on how they respond to the suicide crisis in Australia’s military community.

The Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell, will take the stand as the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide enters its final week of public hearings in Sydney.

The Royal Commissioners charged with finding solutions to the suicide crisis in Australia’s Defence and veteran population have engaged in a robust but informative discussion with the members of the Afghanistan Inquiry Implementation Oversight Panel about how implementation of much-needed cultural change in Defence may best be achieved.

The Chair of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has urged Government and Defence to see the inquiry as an opportunity to drive long-overdue reform.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, will take the stand this week at the final public hearings of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

An Opinion Piece by Commissioner Nick Kaldas, Chair of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, as published in the Guardian on 29 February 2024.

Two new Assistant Commissioners have begun work with the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide as private sessions with people with lived experience resume in Sydney this week.

An Opinion Piece by Commissioner Nick Kaldas, Chair of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, as published in News Corp papers on 10 January 2024.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has appointed former Queensland Police Commissioner Robert "Bob" Atkinson AO APM and eminent health practitioner Dr Susan Young as Assistant Commissioners.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has been granted a three-month extension by the Federal Government to complete its inquiries.