Defence Forces medical director: 'I cannot accept there is a culture of fear'

The army’s medical director told the Defence Forces Tribunal he has “no idea” why so few formal complaints were made about the alleged side effects of an anti-malarial drug used by soldiers.

It was put to Colonel Anthony Corcoran that few of the more than 200 ex-personnel suing the State over the use of Lariam while they served overseas had “invoked the formal complaints process”.

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