Defence chief Angus Campbell said the Australian Defence Force is pledging to do better, as he acknowledged military failures led to veteran deaths by suicide.
The chief of the Australian Defence Force has apologised "unreservedly" to personnel and veterans for the military's failures, while pledging to do better. General Angus Campbell gave evidence at the final public hearing day for the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. "Our people deserve and should rightly expect the support and care they need both during and after their service," he said.
"Those who might be seen by the public as most exceptional, are people who we expect to be most humble," he said. Describing the alleged war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan as a "catastrophic failure", Campbell rejected the argument that senior leadership hadn't taken responsibility.
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