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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.

The Chair of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide says the appointment of the new Minister for Defence, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, and Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs should sharpen the nation’s focus on the terrible toll of suicide in the Defence community.

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.