Ben Wadham, Author at Crikey https://www.crikey.com.au/author/ben-wadham/ On politics, media, business, the environment and life Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:55:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 https://www.crikey.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1.png?quality=70&w=32 Ben Wadham, Author at Crikey https://www.crikey.com.au/author/ben-wadham/ 32 32 232040107 ‘Didn’t care enough’: Here’s what the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide found https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/09/10/royal-commission-defence-veteran-suicide-repo/ https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/09/10/royal-commission-defence-veteran-suicide-repo/#comments Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:51:33 +0000 https://www.crikey.com.au/?p=1174182 Commissioner Kaldas (Image: AAP)The Department of Veterans’ Affairs appears to be taking this royal commission seriously. The same cannot be said for the defence force.

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]]> https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/09/10/royal-commission-defence-veteran-suicide-repo/feed/ 9 A landmark report on defence and veteran suicide is imminent. Here’s what it must do https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/09/06/royal-commission-defence-veteran-suicide-report-recommendations/ https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/09/06/royal-commission-defence-veteran-suicide-report-recommendations/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:57:59 +0000 https://www.crikey.com.au/?p=1173545 Portraits of ADF personnel who lost their lives to suicide (Image: AAP/Bianca De Marchi)This report has to be the one that finally changes defence in this country.

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