Defence Veteran Suicides a National Tragedy: Inquiry

Australian Army soldiers run during Exercise Chong Ju at the Puckapunyal Military Area on May 9, 2019 in Seymour, Australia. Scott Barbour/Getty Images

Australia’s military has serious questions to answer about the well-being of personnel and veterans amid a “national tragedy” of defence force suicide, the chair of an inquiry into the issue says.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide is sitting in Adelaide for two weeks.