YOUR LAST CHANCE TO STOP THE BETRAYAL AND WHAT YOU CAN DO THE FACTS: The Government Responded to the Final Report by the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide by stating: “The death by suicide of any Australian, including our veterans and current serving...
Starting your Submission to the Senate Stop tip-toeing. The question is no longer “Should we tread carefully?” but “Will we lead?” During my five years as a veteran representative, I frequently heard cautions like, “Don’t challenge the Minister— we could lose our...
Schedule 9, in its current draft, fails to satisfy Recommendation 122 of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide because it lacks: stakeholder engagement, clear independence, project management, common definitions, and measurable success criteria....
Yesterday I published a critique arguing that the forthcoming Independent Defence and Veteran Services Commission is “set up to fail.” Today, I want to balance the ledger by sharing a reason for optimism. Last week I met Michael Manthorpe PSM, the Interim Head of the...
Burnout from Battling Reforms Veterans and their families have lived through too many “reforms” in the past four years that promise everything and gave little. Now the key recommendation by the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, Recommendation 122, to...
