New Inquiry Into Sexual Violence in ADF to Proceed After a Year

Probe to review 11 areas, including victim retaliation, under-reporting, systemic failures and whether ADF justice matches civilian standards.
New Inquiry Into Sexual Violence in ADF to Proceed After a Year
Australian and United States Army soldiers watch a United States Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fire in Puslatpur, Indonesia during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023. (Courtesy of the Australian Defence Force).
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A long-awaited independent inquiry into sexual violence within the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is finally moving ahead, a year after the federal government agreed to establish the investigation in response to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

Minister for Veteran Affairs Matt Keogh told the National Press Club highlighted the scale of the problem and the need for deep structural reform.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].