Veteran and military lawyer Glenn Kolomeitz says 'we need the royal commission [into veteran suicide], and we need that deep-drive into root causation to get back to the heart at what is causing this'.
Veteran and military lawyer Glenn Kolomeitz says "we need the royal commission [into veteran suicide], and we need that deep-drive into root causation to get back to the heart at what is causing this". Last week, Labor Leader Anthony Albanese thrust veteran suicide into the spotlight - calling for a royal commission.
Mr Kolomeitz told Sky News "it was great to hear the opposition leader", but it "must be a bipartisan approach". RSL sub branches across New South Wales are trying to reduce the number of veterans taking their own lives by helping them in the transition from service to work. "Not all veterans are broken, some are very capable of getting back into the workforce straight away, but it is still a hard transition for anyone", he said.
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