The most comprehensive picture of the incidence of suicide among defence personnel will be released on Wednesday, but mental health advocates are already calling for funding for better research. By Jackson Gothe-Snape 29 NOV 2016 The first-ever comprehensive...
Month: November 2016
HAPPY 68th BIRTHDAY – THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT
To all current and past serving men of The Regiment and their families, greetings on our Birthday: 68 years young
Memories- Faith -Love
For Rene and Wilson Each dawn I reach out from restless sleep to hold her close to me All I touch is a cold silent empty space and I wonder why it had to be How is it possible the Planet still spins with such energy and life When she is no longer part of it; my...
Senate Inquiry – Veterans’ Suicide – Public Hearings
Public hearings have commenced. You can watch them live here You can read the transcripts here
Opinion – For some war is still in the head
As The Townsville Bulletin remarked recently, 61,530 Australians died in World War I. None of them was just a mere statistic. Every single one had a name and left someone to mourn their loss, to try to pick up the pieces, though never completely. On July 19-20, 1916...
MEDIA RELEASE – SUPPORTING VETERAN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The Turnbull Government will ensure all Australian Defence Force Personnel (ADF) are ready for the opportunities of post-service life. Getting a good job, launching a new career is essential to ensuring our veterans make the most successful transition from the ADF....
Happiness – challenge the way you think about how you feel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhKX0ZvhJcc
Jeff Kennett AC -Remembrance Day Address 2016 Melbourne
"Lest We Forget. But let us Remember and meet our Obligations....." "I ask myself why this grateful nation lets down so many servicemen and women, who on surviving the threats and brutality of conflicts and war, take their own lives on returning home." Remembrance Day...
A True Blue Army Wife – For all Military Wives. Past and Present
She was a soldier’s wife all those years So many brave farewells while hiding fears Both mother and father when he was away Always busy, cheerful and waiting, waiting, day by day A cycle of postings and shifting family to places unknown Tearful farewells to...
Calling All War Widows – We need You
The Royal Australian Regiment supports the War Widows. Help promote The War Widows Guild's membership promotion for the benefits it offers and the representative voice it can have to protect its interests to the Government calling-all-war-widows-advertisement