Hearings
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide conducting public hearings in capital cities and some regional garrison towns across Australia.
At public hearings, the Commissioners heard evidence for the purposes of their inquiry. In total, 346 witnesses gave evidence across 12 public hearings. You can find more information about each public hearing block below.
The Ceremonial Closing of the Royal Commission was held in Sydney on 28 August 2024.
Ceremonial Closing, Sydney
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide marked the end of its three-year inquiry with a Ceremonial Closing in Sydney on Wednesday 28 August 2024. The Ceremonial Closing was held at the State Library of New South Wales from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm AEST, and it was also livestreamed on the Royal Commission’s website.
Hearing Block 12, Sydney
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide conducted its final public hearing at the InterContinental Sydney, 117 Macquarie Street, from Monday 4 March to Thursday 28 March 2024.
Hearing Block 11, Melbourne
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide conducted its 11th Hearing Block at Novotel Melbourne on Collins from 28 August – 8 September 2023.
Hearing Block 10, Adelaide
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide conducted its 10th Hearing Block at Hotel Grand Chancellor Adelaide from 17 July – 26 July 2023.
Hearing Block 9, Perth
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide conducted its 9th public hearing block at Parmelia Hilton Perth from 16 May – 25 May 2023.
Hearing Block 8, Wagga Wagga
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide conducted its 8th hearing block at the Mercure Wagga Wagga from 28 November 2022 – 1 December 2022.
Hearing Block 7, Darwin
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide conducted its 7th hearing block at the Hilton Darwin from Tuesday 18 October – 27 October 2022.
Hearing Block 6, Hobart
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide conducted its 6th hearing block at the Wrest Point Hotel Hobart from Tuesday 2 August – Wednesday 10 August 2022.
Hearing Block 5, Townsville
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide conducted its 5th hearing block at the Mercure Hotel Townsville from Monday 20 June – Thursday 30 June 2022.
Hearing Block 4, Canberra
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide conducted its 4th hearing block at the Canberra Rex Hotel from Monday 4 April – Thursday 14 April 2022.