Veteran suicide inquiry will be 'bigger and better' than a royal commission, PM says

A permanent independent commissioner into veteran suicides will be appointed to investigate deaths and make recommendations on mental health and wellbeing.

Army personal seen during a Remembrance Day Service in Martin Place, Sydney, Monday, November 11, 2019. Source: AAP

A permanent independent commissioner has been appointed to investigate veteran suicide.

The new National Commissioner for Defence and Suicide Prevention will reportedly have the powers of a royal commission to probe the deaths of more than 400 serving and ex-service men and women have taken their own lives since 2001.

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