PM 'considering' royal commission into veterans’ suicides, mental health

Prime Minister Scott Morrison agrees more needs to be done to prepare Australia's soldiers for when they leave the service after a number took their own lives.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has not ruled out a royal commission into veterans' suicides. Source: AAP

The federal government is "actively" considering a royal commission into the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Defence personnel service, including those who've taken their own lives.

"I haven't ruled it out, it's something that I am actively considering," Prime Minister Scott Morrison told Sky News on Thursday night.

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