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Royal commission into veteran suicides welcomed by families and colleagues

The partner of an army veteran who took his own life in 2017 says she has mixed feelings about the announcement of the royal commission into veteran suicides.
Key points:
- Veterans’ partners, colleagues and advocates are welcoming the royal commission, but they say it needs to be broad in scope
- They say families and others impacted must have a role in developing the terms of reference
- Veterans’ Affairs Minister Darren Chester has conceded that the system has at times failed returned soldiers
Connie Boglis met Jesse Bird in 2014 and was in a relationship with the former 1RAR Infantry Battalion private for two years.
Mr Bird served in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2010, where he was shot at in fights with insurgents and was at constant risk…
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