The minister for veterans' affairs on Anzac Day, Ben Roberts-Smith and increased defence spending

Before his trip to Papua New Guinea for Anzac Day commemorations, the minister for veterans’ affairs and defence personnel, Matt Keogh, speaks with political editor Tom McIlroy. Keogh discusses the government’s progress after the royal commission into defence and veterans’ suicide, which handed its recommendations to government two years ago. The Perth MP also responds to the continued display of Ben Roberts-Smith’s military uniform and medals in the Australian War Memorial – despite the recent war crime charges of murder, which the former SAS soldier strongly denies

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The minister for veterans' affairs on Anzac Day, Ben Roberts-Smith and increased defence spending is an episode from Australian politics live podcast by The Guardian.

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This episode was published on Apr 24, 2026.

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