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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.

Members of the Department of Veterans Affairs will give evidence publicly for the first time during the second hearing of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

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

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has concluded the first public hearing in Brisbane, and confirms the next hearing will begin in Sydney on February 14, 2022.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has seen a surge in submissions from veterans and their families during the first public hearing in Brisbane.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has announced public hearings will be conducted in Sydney, Canberra, Townsville and Wagga Wagga.