New Inquiry Into Sexual Violence in ADF to Proceed After a Year

New Inquiry Into Sexual Violence in ADF to Proceed After a Year

A long-awaited independent inquiry into sexual violence within the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is finally moving ahead, a year after the federal government agreed to establish the investigation in response to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. Minister for Veteran Affairs Matt Keogh highlighted the scale of the problem and the need for structural reform at the National Press Club. “There is no shying away from Defence stil…

New details of ADF sexual violence probe revealed

Minister Matt Keogh is addressing the National Press Club a year after the government responded to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

Australian National Review - New Inquiry Into Sexual Violence in ADF to Proceed After a Year

Australian and United States Army soldiers watch a United States Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fire in Puslatpur, Indonesia during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023. (Courtesy of the Australian Defence Force). A long-awaited independent inquiry into sexual violence within the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is finally moving ahead, a year after the federal government agreed to establish the investigation in response to…