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The catalyst for a Royal Commission into Australia's
Department of Veterans' Affairs is quite clearly the
2005 letter delivered by respected advocate Harry
Kirkman and confirmed by Paul Evans' FOI search. Copies
of both of these documents are available from the
hyperlinks below relating to John Atkins.
Both of
these gentlemen have shown outstanding personal courage
to bring these matters into the public arena. Paul at
great risk to his own career.
Bureaucracies at all levels of government have developed
cultures of dishonesty.
Veterans
have been rebuffed in their endeavours to achieve
justice for themselves. Over the years about a million
and a half Australians have been required to put their
lives on the line in the course of preserving democracy,
an essential element of which is the rule of law.
Approximately 105,000 of our comrades have made the
Supreme Sacrifice in this regard.
A Royal
Commission is analogous to General Eisenhower's need to
land troops in France before he could liberate Europe.
It's a step that should precede a lot of the very
commendable efforts made by veterans over many years.
The
opportunity is here, now, for veterans to make this work
for them.
Terry
Fogarty
terry.fogarty5@gmail.com
7th January, 2012.
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