Preliminary data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare suggests 73 veterans and serving members died by suicide in 2023, the lowest rate it's been in a decade.

Today also marks a year since the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide handed down its final report. 

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• Guest: Ben Wadham, Professor in sociology at the University of Flinders and the director of the research project Open Door: Understanding and Supporting Service Personnel and their Families 
• Producer: Rob Kelly