Action on veteran suicide needs to ‘happen quickly’

NSW Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes says it’s time everyone steps up and “does better at looking after our veterans”, because “they’re the ones looking after us”. This comes after the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide handed down its interim report which includes 13 recommendations.

chrissmithonair auspol As if Holly Hughes comments would carry any weight. Shouldn’t those comments be directed back to the govt she was part of that sat on their hands & did sweet FA. Why doesn’t she back under a rock & hide.

chrissmithonair If only the Liberals had been in government for the last 9 years to actually do something about it...

Been hearing that for the last 20 plus years and politicians are all talk. You haven't helps us.

After 9 years of doing nothing and voting against doing something?

Thank God we got rid of the LNP then. Now something will be done. You are kidding aren't you ? 9 years !!

hollieahughes didn't step up for 9 years. In fact I cannot remember any LNP wastrel interested in veterans, except for photo opportunities. Pearl clutching political opportunist, much the the rest of the former Morrison government.

9 years in Power, what an opportunity they had to put their words into actions.

The Pearl Queen seems to be everywhere, Coalition governed for 9 yrs for what?, stuff all done. Only more bureaucractic stop signs placed before the Vets!

They did SFA for 9 years. Shut up lady! 🤔

Yeah like giving all the money wasted on that psychopath in Ukraine to our diggers.

Frankly, it doesn’t sound like the Liberal party was thinking too much about the post-mission welfare & mental health of the nations’ defence forces.

So 9 years & you do nothing. You should be ashamed!!

How is killing people in Syria or Afghanistan who are no threat to me 'looking after us'...these soldiers are no longer a defense force they are guns for hire who will do the bidding for American politicians whenever they demand it.

Just do it,we expect everything from them, their lives if that's a it takes, but when they come home we disrespect them & try to forget them.Then there are journalists who want to crucify men who've represented them in a theatre the horrors of which they couldn't begin to imagine

She is kidding isn't she. FFS talk about zero accountability.

So you did for 9 years? 🤣🤣🤣

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You could probably start with cease and desist vilifying and crucifying Ben Roberts. Or doesn’t his mental health count

I agree

Absolutely! Really important issue for Australia and far more important than all the virtue signalling going on instead. Priorities & Perspective please

Unfortunately the woke government wont do much as they have very little respect for our veterans. A royal commission is a waste of cash. Vets know what they want and have been asking for years. They need stability when they return from war. They need to know they are cared for...

If only Hollie had the previous decade to do something about it…. Oh hang on a minute.

Presumably Holly has just awoken from 9 years sleep, so she missed the LNP lost years. Steady Holly - there's a lot of work needed since your chums did political doughnuts for 9 years.

While in the U.S. Republicans voted no on veterans getting health care for the burn pits that caused cancer and much more.. veterans are angels and they should always get the best health care

Nothing happened under her government for 9 years, now everything has to be done yesterday. What an absolute hypocrite.

Imagine losing your job for being terrible at it and then emailing your old employer telling them that they need to do better. 😂

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