Grieving mother's plea to Barnaby Joyce to retain Darren Chester as veterans' minister

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The mother of an Afghanistan veteran who took his own life pleads with Barnaby Joyce not to appoint a new Veterans' Affairs Minister as a royal commission will soon examine soaring rates of military suicides.

"Within the first nine months of Jesse's death, I dealt with three ministers," Ms Bird wrote.

"You need to [be] bigger than this … please show the necessary leadership here and use your power switch wisely."

 

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Agree, Barnaby_Joyce Darren Chester is committed to veterans and must retain that role. ScottMorrisonMP

Let’s see when the rorting starts - if DC is replaced with Miss Rorter first “grants” will happen the the weekend- anyone fancy a pork barrel this weekend ?

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