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Those randy British politicians are just so far behind ours. Over the weekend we saw a senior minister in the UK government resign over improper relations with a staff member while here in Australia we were busily reinstating one accused of the same offence.
Not just one, mind. The Morrison government can now boast a cabinet full of grubs (well, at least more than previously) after yesterday’s reshuffle brought on by Barnaby Joyce’s second coming. So, welcome back all the gropers, the rorters, the drunks, the deniers, the imbeciles and sycophants collectively known as the federal Nationals.
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Veteran suicide: Call for grieving families to be heard Grieving mothers have joined veterans and military lawyers in Canberra to air their concerns over the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into suicides.
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Subscriber only Grieving mothers have joined veterans and military lawyers in Canberra to air their concerns over the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into veteran suicides in a last bid to have their voices heard. There is only one week left for the veteran community and families to submit their views on what the royal commissioner should consider, after the federal government announced last month it would look at both defence and veteran suicides.
Veterans Affairs Minister Darren Chester says while it's important to tell stories of misconduct, the vast majority of Australians who have served in the defence force have done so honourably.
“For the two million Australians throughout the nation’s history who have put on the uniform, the vast majority, the overwhelming majority, have served with great distinction, with integrity, with compassion, where required, and with courage,” he told Sky News.
“But if there had been cases where people have acted illegally or committed war crimes and are found to be convicted, some other point in the future that will be the time to tell that story as well.
“It’s not the time to preempt that process.”
Australian War Memorial Director Matt Anderson told Sky News it's important the War Memorial tells the stories of misconduct by Australian soldiers after investigations into allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan have concluded.
He said the War Memorial must tell the s