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	Podcast:		ABC News Daily
	Episode:		One mother’s fight to end military suicides
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:12:13
	Publish Date:		2024-09-09 16:00:00
	Description:		David Finney was a sailor in the Australian Navy who served for two decades and at the height of his career even received a bravery commendation. But in 2019 he took his own life. He’d been medically discharged from the ADF before his death. Ever since, his mother, Julie-Ann has been fighting to hold to account a defence force she says could and should have done so much more to save his life. Now after three years, a Royal Commission into the deaths by suicide of thousands of current and former members of the military has handed down its report, which in part delivers a scathing assessment of defence leadership. Today we speak to Julie-Ann Finney about her son’s death and her hope for change. Featured: Julie-Ann Finney, mother of David Finney
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