If last month wasn’t busy enough, the next is flat out. We have new connections activities starting all the time, and they are a great way to find new interests and new friends. We had a few very popular activities last month, like the Veterans Health Week Reelin’...
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A Current Affair – War Veterans Battle for Recognition 30 years on
Tuesday 20th Dec 2022
In tonight’s TV Channel 9 programme A Current Affair, in the third item Ray Fulcher and Graeme Mickleberg outline the RCB claim for warlike service which is based on irrefutable evidence discovered in their search for the truth See the program...
Long Tan Bursary applications open 18 August
Sunday 19th Jun 2022
Applications for next year’s Long Tan Bursaries open on 18 August 2022, Vietnam Veterans’ Day. The Long Tan Bursary helps eligible children and grandchildren of Vietnam veterans pay for their tertiary education. Each year 37 bursaries are awarded to successful...
The Whitton Report – Rifle Company Butterworth’s Service in Malaysia 1970-1989
Monday 4th Apr 2022
This Report originated from the RCBRG’s challenge over 15 years to the Government’s decision that RCB service was peacetime service. Despite RCBRG’s evidence (much from the then declassified 212 secret and 16 top secret documents) supporting their claim for warlike...
Royal Commission into Defence & Veteran Suicide – Newsletter Edition 4 – 4 March 2022
Friday 4th Mar 2022
Hearing Block 3 - SydneyThe Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will hold its third public hearing in Sydney at the Pullman Hotel, Hyde Park from Monday 7 March to Thursday 17 March, 2022. People with lived experience, experts and representatives...
Opinion: Andrew Hastie – Difficult Days Lie Ahead
Saturday 5th Dec 2020
Threats to Australia are increasingly complex. As the Prime Minister warned us on 1 July at the launch of the Defence Strategic Update: “Coercive activities are rife. Disinformation and foreign interference have been enabled and accelerated by new and...
Open Arms community and peer program expands nationally
Friday 6th Dec 2019
SUPPORT for veterans and their families who may be struggling with mental health conditions or at risk of suicide, will be enhanced through the Community and Peer Program which is currently being rolled out across Australia. The program, run by Open Arms – Veterans...
Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant
Wednesday 6th Nov 2019
The Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant serves to recognise and acknowledge the unique nature of military service and the contribution of veterans and their families. The Covenant is supported by the Veteran Card, Lapel Pin and Oath. These provide the opportunity...
Darren Chester – New Minister for Veterans’ Affairs – Interviews
Friday 9th Mar 2018
Since being appointed as Minister for Veterans' Affairs The Hon. Darren Chester MP has been interviewed by David Speers Sky News 5th March 2018 and by Tim Shaw radio station Canberra 2 CC on 6th March 2018 Read the David Speers interview transcript...
Heroes of the homefront: Honouring modern-day war widows
Sunday 4th Mar 2018
GWEN Cherne has never worn an army uniform or been involved in active service. But she has devoted decades of her life to the Australian Defence Forces because she loved a man who did.Her husband, Peter Cafe, served in Cambodia, Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq. The...