The ‘Fair Go!’, community awareness campaign is and will remain apolitical, that is, politically neutral. Fair Go!, is asking all major political parties, equally, for their intentions in regard to four key matters affecting the Defence family: reform of military...
Month: December 2010
The RAR Association offers its condolences – 09 Jul 2010
The National President of the RAR Association, Major General ‘Hori’ Howard has offered his deepest sympathies to the family of Privates Nathan Bewes, who was killed in action during operations in Afghanistan on Friday 9 July 2010. Private Bewes was serving with 6th...
COALITION PRESS RELEASE
JOINT PRESS RELEASE THE HON. TONY ABBOTT MHR, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION, SENATOR THE HON. DAVID JOHNSTON, SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE, THE HON. BOB BALDWIN MHR, SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE, SCIENCE AND PERSONNEL AND ASSISTING SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE, LOUISE MARKUS...
60th ANNIVERSARY OF KOREAN WAR TO BE REMEMBERED AT NATIONAL MEMORIAL WALK
Each year the Royal Australian Regiment Association conducts the Korean Veterans’ Day 27th July Memorial Service at the Korean War Memorial in Anzac Square Brisbane. The Service is well attended by Australian Korean War Veterans and their families and Korean Armed...
THE COALITION UNDERTAKES TO REMOVE DISCRIMINATION IN ADF SUPERANNUATION INDEXATION ARRANGEMENTS
Saturday 26 June 2010 David Jamison the National President of the Defence Force Welfare Association has welcomed the announcement that from 1 July 2011, under a Coalition Government, DFRB/DFRDB* members aged 55 years or over will have their superannuation pensions...
Australian troops uncover 16 weapon caches in Afghanistan
AAP May 19, 2010 3:41PM http://bit.ly/dA98Ki AUSTRALIAN and Afghan troops have uncovered 16 caches of insurgents weapons, ammunition, explosives and bomb making components in one five-day period, taking their haul to 55 caches so far this month. Commander of the...
The RAR Association offers its condolences – 21 Jun 2010
The National President of the RAR Association, Major General ‘Hori’ Howard has offered his deepest sympathies to the families of Privates Tim Aplin, Ben Chuck and Scott Palmer of the 2nd Commando Regiment who were killed in action in Afghanistan on Monday 21st June...
We Need You!
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Duty First – A letter from Ted Chitham
Hi All, If you think it’s unfair that over 600,000 Australians who are serving or have previously served in our military forces to defend and protect Australia are seeing their retirement benefits eroded and their standard of living being continually reduced and you...
Fallen Australian Soldiers Commence Final Journey
Two Australian soldiers killed in action by an improvised explosive device on Monday afternoon (Australian time) have been farewelled by their mates from the 1st Mentoring Task Force at Multi-National Base Tarin Kowt. The moving service to honour the ultimate...