Portraits of ADF personnel who lost their lives to suicide (Image: AAP/Bianca De Marchi)
Portraits of ADF personnel who lost their lives to suicide (Image: AAP/Bianca De Marchi)

Content warning: this article contains content about self-harm and suicide.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide (DVSRC) will hand its final report to the governor-general on Monday. Then, it will be up to the government to table the report so we can all read it. Don’t expect the government to rush on this. The report will be huge, complex and, frankly, harrowing. The recommendations will be broad and, if implemented, change how Defence works. 

Consequently, you can expect the government to play politics on it.