The Alliance of Defence Service Organisations (ADSO)1 calls on the Prime Minister toestablish a Royal Commission into veteran suicide.We acknowledge the depth of feeling within the veteran community regarding thetragedy of veteran suicide. ADSO is aware and conscious...
Dear DFWA members and supporters, You will be aware of the continuing call for a Royal Commission into veteran suicide. This goes back several years, originating from a call for the establishment of a Royal Commission into DVA in 2015/16. Since that time there has...
Thousands of defence force veterans are likely on the wrong level of benefit or are missing out on injury payments they are entitled to due to the complexity and difficulty of dealing with the claims system, according to leading lawyers and advocates. As the federal...
ADSO MEDIA RELEASE VETERANS — ‘NO’ TO ROYAL COMMISSION EX-SERVICE ORGANISATIONS ROUND TABLE RESOLUTION 22 June 2019 The call for a Royal Commission into veteran suicide must be denied. Suicide among the veteran community is one part of a national tragedy. Suicide must...
On 25 March 2019 the Minister for Veterans Affairs announced an Independent Inquiry into the Administration of the DFRDB scheme to be undertaken by the Ombudsman. On 25 May 2019 the Ombudsman announced its “own motion’ or internal investigation limited to the accuracy...
DFWA CONTINUES TO CALL ON THE GOVERNMENT TO INCLUDE CSC INTO THE ROYAL COMMISSION INTO BANKING AND SUPERANNUATION In a Media Statement released today (16th August 2018) DFWA's National President Kel Ryan continues DFWA's and ADSO's call on the Turnbull...
Article By: Leon Della Bosca YourLifeChoices Australia’s banks may have suffered severe scrutiny during the first part of the royal commission, but with the focus now shifting to superannuation, their situation could become much worse. But it’s not just the retail and...
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) which is the Trustee for both our ADF Military Superannuation Schemes (230,000 clients) and the Australian Public Service Schemes (470,000) has been expressly excluded from the Royal Commission. We believe this is...
The New Daily article by John Power The Department of Veterans Affairs has become less effective at helping ex-service members under all but one key metric, including suicide prevention, an inquiry into veteran care has heard. External analysis submitted to the...
Civil liberty and legal groups have thrown their support behind a push to make powerful government agencies, such as the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Department of Human Services (DHS), more accountable under their responsibilities to act as model...