Albanese government refuses further one-year extension to royal commission into veteran suicide

Exclusive: the federal government has declined to extend the term of the royal commission’s inquiry after it cited ‘significant delays’ from Defence in providing information

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The Albanese government refused a request from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide for a further one-year extension, after it cited “significant delays” getting information from Defence.

In a statement to Guardian Australia the three royal commissioners revealed they had asked for an extra 12 months “in the hope that we could complete the most thorough inquiry possible … to induce action” and overcome the “inertia demonstrated by previous governments and commonwealth bodies”.

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