Deborah Cornwall
Department of Veterans Affairs failing veterans, secretary admits
The Department of Veterans Affairs is not fit to meet the needs of past and present defence members, the agency’s boss says....
Departmental paperwork delays frustrating veterans’ claims
Paper pushing at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs is slowing the claims process, with more than two-thirds of records still to be digitised....
Defence must flag work safety cases more
Death and hospitalisation were the benchmarks for reporting workplace psychological illness, bullying, and physical and sexual assaults, an inquiry into defence services...
Anonymity could help defence reporting of abuse, royal commission told
Defence force members have needed greater protection, including anonymity, to report workplace abuse, a royal commission has been told. Australia’s Sex Discrimination...
Royal commission told veterans’ struggles flow to family members
The partners of mentally ill military veterans were being “forced” to stay in violent relationships due to legislation that deemed them ineligible...
True veteran suicide rate under spotlight
The true rate of suicide among serving defence members and veterans is likely to be higher than current surveys indicate, a royal...
Heat on veterans inquiry to remedy suicide
Most people who contemplate suicide “don’t actually want to die” – they want their “unbearable pain” to be acknowledged and remedied. That...