Minister Keogh – Better access to information for ADF personnel & veterans

Department of Veterans' Affairs

The Albanese Government has implemented a further five recommendations from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide’s interim report.

Changes have been made to improve information access from the Department of Defence and Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) for members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), veterans and their families.

This includes the establishment of Information Access Units within the Department of Defence and DVA, additional education material on the information access process, how and why redactions occur, and updates to both Departments’ websites.

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