1 Jul 2024

Military staff on youth course face mental distress

From Morning Report, 8:10 am on 1 July 2024

Military staff working with young job-seekers on a voluntary course have suffered serious mental distress, including suicidal thoughts, following physical assaults. The six-week Limited Service Volunteer course, known as LSV, has been held up by the coalition as the blueprint for its proposed boot camps. But new documents show the scheme has struggled. Police minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.