Loved ones of veterans who have committed suicide are desperately calling for a Royal Commission into the national crisis. 

Senator Jacqui Lambie told Jim Wilson the system has been failing veterans for a “very, very long time” and she’s getting “really frustrated” that nothing is getting done about it.

“The fact is the PM would rather do nothing than swallow his pride and call a Royal Commission.

“He needs to call this Royal Commission … this is an absolute disaster.”

Senator Lambie said veterans who are crying out for help are being ignored.

“These people like myself and many others who have actually … spent many years fighting the department and actually tried to take our lives;

“They’re not putting us on the table mate, they’re not listening to us, this is the problem.

“They’re on their last legs … I can actually taste that Royal Commission … the only thing standing in it’s way is that Prime Minister.”

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