Vets We Forget.
“The DVA practice of prescribing the very medication that many veterans have used to end their lives, and the failure to warn them of the dangers, is a cover up that must be exposed. Only a Royal Commission will expose the full extent of veteran’s deaths at the hands of DVA prescribed medications.” - Julie-Ann Finney.
Bradley Carr
In 2007 Brad joined the army and during his service he was deployed to Afghanistan. Injured and suffering from PTSD due to his combat duties he was medically discharged in 2012.
He died on Anzac Day 2019, the cause of death was mixed drug toxicity including Oxycodone (Opioid) and Diazepam, funded by DVA. Brad’s family deserves a royal commission into his death.
David Finney
David had a distinguished 20-year career in the Navy. He experienced several overdoses on his DVA-provided medications, yet his doctors continued to provide prescriptions for the same medications.
On February 1, 2019, David took his own life after a crippling battle with Post-Traumatic Stress injury and alcohol. David’s family deserves a royal commission into his death, please support the change.org petition.
Matthew Tonkin
Matthew Tonkin enlisted in the ADF on his nineteenth birthday, as a rifleman in the Royal Australian Infantry. He served for four years, including a deployment to Afghanistan. Whilst in the ADF Matthew incurred physical injuries that caused ongoing pain, and he developed PTSD from combat duties. 8 months after discharge in July 2014,
Matthew Tonkin died at age 24 from opioid toxicity in Perth, WA. He also had alprazolam and diazepam in his system, medications provided by DVA. Matthew’s family deserves a royal commission into his death, please support the change.org petition.