Australia news LIVE: Veteran households respond to defence suicide report; Biden deals with reaction for pardoning boy

Latest posts 7.55 am Coalition promise to support ‘expeditious present’ of defence overhaul By Josefine Ganko The federal government’s action to the report of the royal commission into defence and veteran suicide was bied far on Monday, with all however one suggestion accepted. Sex culprits will be tossed out of the Australian Defence Force and possible leaders evaluated for psychological intelligence under a sweeping overhaul to fight the crisis of military workers taking their own lives at disconcerting rates. Defence Minister Richard Marles, Veterans’ Affairs Minister Matt Keogh and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese provide the federal government’s main action to the royal commission report at an interview in Canberra on Monday. Credit: Alex Ellinghausen Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth informed Nine’s Today that the federal government had actually taken the report “really seriously”. “Our action shows that with the large bulk of suggestions being accepted when it pertains to sexual misbehavior. This was a style of the report and something that the federal government has actually determined that we will react to right away.” Loading Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie informed Today that the action was “a start”. “Obviously, the federal Coalition will be dealing with the federal government to expeditiously present these suggestions as quickly as possible, for the sake of our veterans and future retention and recruitment chances for the ADF,” McKenzie stated. “The method we deal with and support our veterans when they leave, the Defence Force is so essential.” Learn more about the federal government’s reaction here. 7.43 am Paul Keating pockets $40m in Telstra offer By Josefine Ganko The sale of Boost Mobile will provide a considerable payday to its co-founder, previous prime minister Paul Keating. The Australian Financial Review reports that Keating will pocket a minimum of $40 mil
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