CANBERRA — Australia will hold a Royal Commission to examine suicides among serving and former military personnel, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, bowing to public pressure to find ways to stem a mounting toll.
More than 500 have died from suicide since 2001, government data shows, a statistic that has fueled public anger, including among the prime minister’s own Liberal party.
“I think and I hope it will be a healing process,” Morrison told reporters in Canberra, as he announced his call for a commission to be set up.
“I hope it will be a process by which veterans and families can find some comfort, but it obviously can’t replace the loss.”
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