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At least 500 Afghanistan veterans have taken their own lives since Australia went to war in 2001. The prime minster will also establish a National Commissioner to make sure any recommendations made by the two-year inquiry are implemented.  Scott Morrison has announced a Royal Commission into veteran suicide Mr Morrison was emotional when he thanked Australia's troops for their service  'I think and I hope it will be a healing process. I hope it will be a process by which veterans and families can find some comfort, but it obviously can't replace the loss. We understand that,' Mr Morrison s...

Australia will pull its last 80 remaining troops out of Afghanistan by September, a tearful Scott Morrison has announced.  The Prime Minister was visibly emotional when he announced the news at a media conference in Perth and read out the names of the 41 soldiers who had lost their lives in the war-ravaged middle-eastern nation. 'These brave Australians are amongst our greatest ever who have served in the name of freedom,' he said. Mr Morrison was emotional when he thanked Australia's troops for their service  'This day, we dedicate to their memories. We think of their families, their frie...