As the Australian Defence Force grapples with post-traumatic stress disorder among troops, former and active personnel are calling for better access to emerging therapies like yoga and meditation. Yoga classes and specially designed meditation are already being used...
Veterans are disheartened by a Senate inquiry into anti-malarial drug trials they say have left them with debilitating symptoms for nearly 20 years. Australian Defence Force personnel took quinoline drugs mefloquine and tafenoquine while deployed to Timor-Leste and...
THE BOLTON CLARKE GROUP, INCLUDING ALTURA LEARNING AND THE BOLTON CLARKE RESEARCH INSTITUTE PRESENT – THE VETERAN FAMILY TOOLKIT SERIES This series of videos aims to inform and educate current and former members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), and...
ACCESSIBLE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR VETERANS THE Government today acknowledged the release of two reports from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) — the 2018 update on the Causes of death among serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force...
NUTRITION is the theme of the over 140 events and activities being held during Veterans’ Health Week 2018, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester MP said today. “Proper nutrition is vital for all of us to lead healthier lives. We know that good nutrition leads...
ABC News 31 July 2018 7.30 By Michael Atkin Veterans who believe their severe physical and mental health conditions were caused by anti-malaria medications given to them by the Army are hoping a senate inquiry will find enough evidence to back their claims....
When soldier Geoff Evans was serving in Afghanistan in 2010, a roadside bomb exploded underneath him. His spine was crushed and he had a brain injury so severe, he couldn't write his own name. While in recovery, the former Australian Army Lieutenant met a homeless...
SENATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE REFERENCES COMMITTEE ADF use of Mefloquine and Tafenoquine On 19 June 2018 the Senate referred to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee a range of matters relating to the ADF use of Mefloquine and...
Inquiry win in drug trial war IT’S a minor victory in a battle with a long way yet to run, but a Senate inquiry into Australian Malarial Institute-conducted drug trials is welcome news. The drugs involved were mefloquine and tafenoquine, the former approved for...
Today, Labor has announced that we will move to establish a Senate Inquiry into the use of the Quinoline anti-malarial drugs Mefloquine and Tafenoquine in the Australian Defence Force. It is almost two years since the Turnbull Government first acknowledged concerns...