Parliament backs motion for royal commission into veteran suicides

A royal commission into veteran suicides is a step closer, with the Prime Minister declaring he will no longer oppose a push to thoroughly examine the crisis. 

For months, the federal government has resisted calls for such a broad-ranging and powerful inquiry, preferring the option of establishing a permanent national commissioner for veteran suicides.

The House of Representatives today followed the Senate in passing a motion demanding the establishment of a royal commission, after former…