We returned not as heroes, we were booed in the street We could not wear our uniforms with family to greet We snuck out of Australia in the early hours of dawn When we returned home with memories and mates to mourn Did Canberra stand up for us?….the answer was...
FROM THE COMMAND POST The pace of events, commemorations, capital projects, strategic issues, 7 RAR preparing to deploy, petitions, Defence White Paper and the political landscape at Federal and State level has been mind-blowing at times and there is the danger of...
Veterans facing homelessness have been delivered fair access to assistance under new changes announced by Housing Minister Mick de Brenni MP in Parliament today. Income eligibility for the Bond Loan and Rental Grants programs will be expanded to include Veterans’...
Acknowledging the commitment, dedication and sacrifice of our servicemen and servicewomen through commemorations is a significant and important part of Australian culture. Commemorative periods can be emotional. We may have feelings of pride in family and friends who...
Article by Ian McPhedran RENEGADE ride sharing firm Uber will partner with military veterans under a unique deal to be unveiled today. Veterans or their spouses who sign up as drivers on the uberX platform before December 31 this year will pay no...
Further to the media statement released on 15 April (see post below) tonight, ADSO is releasing this flyer to increase public awareness of the financial neglect faced by our disabled veterans. Our most vulnerable veterans deserve much better from the Nation they have...
April 17, 2016 12:00am Paul Toohey News Corp Australia Network NEWS Corp Australia has asked the Department of Veterans’ Affairs a series of questions. Here are their responses below. 1. When will DVA fully digitise its systems so that claims officers can view claims...
17 April 2016 Australians Reunited The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC, Dan Tehan, today announced arrangements were in place for the repatriation of Australians from cemeteries in Malaysia and...
The 2016 Inter-Brigade Rugby Competition is on again, show-casing all that is good about Army rugby. This year, the competition will be expanded to seven teams; in addition to men’s and women’s teams from 1, 3, 6 , 7, 16 and 17 Brigades, the Combined Arms Training...
The Autumn 2016 edition contains recent DVA and veteran news, as well as useful health and wellbeing information and tips. The full Autumn issue of Vetaffairs is available online here – http://www.dva.gov.au/about-dva/publications/vetaffairs/vol-32-no-1-autumn-2016...
