Veterans’ Affairs Minister Matt Keogh says there is more to do in making sure defence personnel are looked after following their return home.
As Australians mark Anzac Day, Keogh said the country had an important duty to care for service men and women.
“We have a responsibility to look after our veterans, whether they’ve served overseas, whether they’ve come with injury or mental illness from that or served in Australia,” he told ABC Radio on Tuesday.
“We’re doing everything we can (to look after them), but there’s absolutely more to do, and I acknowledge that.”
Keogh, who is representing Australia at the Gallipoli dawn service, said attendance is set to be the largest since centenary commemorations in 2015….