Commentary I am not a combat veteran. The closest I’ve come to facing the enemy is holding a rifle or sidearm at high ready when approaching a panga full of uncut cocaine and a handful of exhausted smugglers. They were never armed with anything more dangerous than a fishing knife. If they had guns, they…
In Rare Bipartisan Push, Lawmakers Look to Speed Up Approval of Crucial Drugs
A bill intended to speed up federal approval of drugs and therapies that show promise in treating diseases and conditions resistant to available treatments has received a rare show of lawmaker unity. The Breakthrough Therapies Act is being backed by Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), and Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.)….
New Figures on Veteran Suicide Released
Former female members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) are more than two times as likely to die by suicide compared with the general population, a new report has found. The latest update on suicide among ADF members by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare revealed while suicide rates compared remained similar to previous…
Government Apologizes for Failing Veterans as Royal Commission Delivers Interim Report on Military Suicides
The federal government has apologised to Australian veterans and their families for failings in the way the defence forces and veterans affairs department has operated in the past. The apology comes after the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide released a 300-page interim report and announced 13 initial recommendations on Aug. 11. “To people…
Negativity Towards Civilians Foils Veterans’ Attempt to Move on From Military Life
December 10, 2021
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More than seven out of ten veterans held negative beliefs toward ordinary civilians, a core belief that can thwart their attempt to adjust to civilian life after the military, a former captain in the army told the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide on Thursday. Dr Kerri-Anne Woodbury, the lead researcher into transition and re-integration…
Soldiers Felt Like ‘Villains’ When Returning Home: Veteran Suicide Commission
December 6, 2021
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Australian Lance Corporal Ryan Goodwin returned home from Afghanistan in 2012 with no welcome-home parade, no fanfare, and no support for the traumatic injuries he suffered. Tormented by the horrors of war and unable to seek help from the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), Goodwin took his own life in December 2019. Goodwin’s family told his…
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