UPDATE is a monthly newsletter produced by the Defence Force Welfare Association (DFWA) containing items which are of interest to the Service and ex-Service community. It is distributed to politicians, media outlets, senior Service officers, Alliance (Australian Defence Services Organisations) Partners and DFWA Branches. Branches and Alliance Partners are encouraged to distribute UPDATE to Association members and other interested people or organisations.
Operation AWARE 2 – For a Fair Go I Hang Out with the Prime Minister On-Line Forum I Budget Cuts – Removal of Travel Entitlements I An Essential Medical Equipment Payment I Camaraderie Magazine
PAST EDITIONS
Issue 271 – 23 May 2012
Issue 270 – 15 April 2012
New Executive Director | Fair Go Campaign update
Issue 269 – 15 March 2012
Proof that the Governments financial data cant be trusted | Wayne Swan speaks at the National Press Club | Defence Trianing package endorsed
Issue 268 – 15 February 2012
Government Spending Priorities | Has Labor Changed Tack ? | Veterans Children Education Scheme | Application Fees to AAT
Issue 267 – 15 December 2011
DFWA Policy Priorities | Non-custodial Defence Parents | Did we hear right Mr Shorten ? | Comsuper gets it right and gets it wrong ! | ….. and so does the Treasurer !! | New Workplace Health and Safety Regulations
Issue 266 – 15 November 2011
Workplace Remuneration Agreement | Stories of Defence Domestic Life | MPs Statements welcome – but wheres the action ? | Fair Indexation Facts – Who do you believe ? | Input to the Tax Summit | Grants for the Commando Trust Fund
Issue 265 – 15 October 2011
Workplace Remuneration Arrangement | Do the Greens Support the ADF or Not ? | Government Dragging the Chain
Issue 264 – 15 September 2011
Professional Workplace Relations Advocate | Prosecutions Dropped | MilitarySuper Losses | Prime Ministers Response | Veterans Entitlements Amendment Bill 2011 | Retired Military Officers, Come Out to Support Fair Go !
Issue 263 – 17 August 2011
Workplace Remuneration Arrangement 2011 | TV Star supports the Fair Indexation Campaign
Issue 262 – 16 July 2011
A Serviceman and Womens Right to Privacy – Who Cares ? | Meeting with Departmental Officials
Issue 261 – 16 June 2011
Senate turns its back on the ADT | Defence families of Australia Survey | Operational Allowances | ADF Workplace Renumeration Arrangement | Farewell CDF and Service Chiefs
Issue 260 – 15 May 2011
Mr Tanner called to account | Defence Submission misses the point | Greens On Notice ! | Dept of Finance Claims a Respective Upgradel | Budget Disappoints
Issue 259 – 15 April 2011
The ADFA Incident | Military Court of Australia | Senate Inquiry – Fair Indexation Bill | Miniser Wong offers Tacit Support
Issue 258 – 15 March 2011
Governments Position continues to Confuse | Increased funding to the AWM | The Fair Indexation Bill | Meeting with Department of Finance | Defence Community Forum
Issue 257 – 15 February 2011
The Fair Indexation Bill | Living Cost Increases Outpace inflation | Senate Questions on Notice | Review of DFA Funded Support | Ministers Response – Release of Service Records | Our thanks to the ADF
Issue 256 – 15 December 2010
Alliance of Defence Service Organisations | Senate put on Notice | Defence Compensation Woes | Defence Reserves
Issue 255 – 15 October 2010
Charging of members of Special Operartions Task Force
Issue 254 – 17 September 2010
Government and Opposition put on Notice | Misleading Figures (Indexation) | Wounded Diggers | Chaplaincy in ADF Operations
Issue 253 – 19 August 2010
Special Edition – 2010 Election
Issue 252 – 20 July 2010
Matthews Report proved to be a falsity | Gulf War Syndrome | Defence Removals | 2010 Election and Indexation | Virtual Membership
Issue 251 – 17 June 2010
Indexation – The Next Steps | Merger of Superannuation Boards | Closure of Defence Home Ownership Scheme
Issue 250 – 17 May 2010
Increase in Superannuation Guarantee | Budget response | Strange Statement by the Minister | ADF Rrepresentatives Appoints to the Superannuatiuon Board | MP Pay Grades
Issue 249 – 17 April 2010
Responses from the Prime Minister and Minister tanner | Indexation – Responses from Members of Parliament | ANZAC Day – Reservists | Amalgamation of Military and Civilian Superannuation Boards
Issue 248 – 17 March 2010
Awaiting a response from the Prime Minister | Awaiting a response from Minister Tanner | RAN Personnel Vindicated | Senate Committee – Amalgamation of Superannuation Boards
Issue 247: 17 February 2010
Accident and Death Insurance for Serving Members | Release of Service records | Military Superannuation: ABC Q&A Program
Issue 246: 17 December 2009
Meeting with Minister Tanner | Responses from members of parliament | Release of the ESOs Major Issues Paper | Veterans who Reside Overseas | Correct Reference to Casualties | ADF Families Survey
Issue 245 – 17 November 2009
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commision | Indexation: meeting with Minister Tanner | DVA Advocacy Review | Unique Nature of Military Service
Issue 244 – 1 October 2009
Response to Matthews | ADF Deaths on Operational Service |
Issue 243 September 2009
Military Justice Dilemma | Phase 2 Living In Accommodation Project | Military Superannuation
Issue 242 August 2009
Defence Budget Blowout – Lets make sure that proposed solutions dont impact negatively on Defence families ! | The Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission: Wheres the balance ? | VIP Visits to Operational Areas | The Unique Nature of Military Service
Issue 241 July 2009
Review of Military Compensation Arrangements | Superannuation Pension – the Frustration Grows! | Forum: The ADF in Society | Meeting with DFWA Patron
Issue 240 June 2009
“Domicile of Choice” | Amalgamation of the ComSuper Board | The Budget – the Good and the Bad | MSBS MBLs | Statements of Principles for Gulf War Syndrome | ADF Medical Records | The Unique Nature of Military Service
Issue 239 May 2009
New Directions for Health …Oh Really? | Military Superannuants – Let Down Again! … Oh, and Also Another Inquiry | Partner Service Pensions | The Associations AGM and 50th Anniversary | National Artillery Museum: Why Move? | New Veterans Mates Website | Reclassification of Defence Co-operation Program Service in East Timor
Issue 238 April 2009
Support Arrangements At HQ Joint Operations Command | Full Federal Court Decision – Military Rehabilitation And Compensation Commission | Proposed Changes to Commonwealth Seniors Health Card | The F-111 Deseal-Reseal Inquiry | SAS Pay Issue | Reclassification of Defence Co-Operation Program Service in East Timor
Issue 237 March 2009
SAS Pay | Policy for the treatment of multiple disabilities under the military rehabilitation and compensation scheme | Amalgamation of all the public service and military superannuation boards | Reserve personnel returning from active service | Superannuation indexation and the Stimulus package | DFWA Blog: transport of ADF members to and from operational zones
Issue 236 February 2009
ADF Healthcare Trial – the Hidden Tax Slug! | MSBS MBLs | Fair Indexation for ADF Military Retirement Payments | Gulf War Syndrome | British Nuclear Tests in Australia
Issue 235 – November/December 2008
Taxation Treatment of Military Schemes | Solomon Islands Health Study | Proposed Budget Initiatives | Only 44 Years For Reason To Prevail – HMAS Voyager Claims
Issue 234 – October 2008
New Patron-in-Chief | Pension Indexation | Income and Assets Tests | WA Quilt | Claiming Tax Deductions for Pre-1983 Excess Contributions and Undeducted Purchase Price | Submarine Workforce Sustainability Review | DFWA NSW Branch Raffle | Graded Other Ranks Pay Structure (GORPS) – Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal (DFRT) | Vietnam Veterans Family Health Study
Issue 233 – September 2008
Retirement Pension Indexation | Understanding of military retirement pensions by Treasury | Reversionary Spouse Benefits | Minister for Veterans Affairs, Mr Griffen | Review of Military Superannuation | Strategic Review of the Defence Community Organisation (DCO) | Defence Reserves Association | Vietnam Verterans Family Study | Undeducted Purchase Price (UPP) Balances | Administration of ex gratia payment to F-111 deseal-reseal workers | Inquiry into ADF mental health services
Issue 232 – August 2008 | Agent Orange and prostate cancer | Australias future tax system inquiry | Farewell to their Excellencies! | Salary sacrificing and pension indexation | Suicide in the ex-service community | DFRDB superannuants disadvantaged – again! | F111 Deseal – Reseal Program