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Roger Benedict, the conductor and director conducts as musicians form human wall on a cliff near Macquarie Lighthouse representing standing in the way of suicide to raise awareness for the upcoming Concert For Life on August 21, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
The federal government has named Bernadette Boss as the new interim National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention.
Since 2012 Boss has served as a magistrate and coroner of the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court and also served in various command and staff roles in the Australian Defence Force where she was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross.