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South Australia recognises Veterans’ Families Day
Friday 3rd May 2024
South Australia will become the first state to acknowledge Veterans’ Families Day, to be held annually on 15 May. The South Australian government announced that the day would recognise the “backbone” of the veteran community who support members of the Australian...
Opinion: Albanese’s Legacy at Stake: An Unlikely Morrison 2.0 in Veterans’ Affairs
Wednesday 1st May 2024
As the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide concludes, the swift legislative responses by the Albanese government are being scrutinised. Historical patterns show a continuum of Australian governments pledging substantial support and transformative changes...
Opinion: Mike O’Connor: This Anzac Day, Diggers would struggle to accept modern society they died to protect
Tuesday 30th Apr 2024
Diggers might struggle to accept what the society they died to protect has become, writes Mike O’Connor in the Courier Mail on 23 April 2024. Here is an extract. When my father returned from the jungles of New Guinea at the end of World War II, he and his army...
Peta Credlin Interviews Michael von Berg: On Anzac Day Commemorations
Monday 29th Apr 2024
Watch it here
Anzac Day: RSL Queensland State President Major General Stephen Day on veteran issues
Friday 26th Apr 2024
At least 50 veterans across Queensland will be reaching out for help to have a roof over their head on the very same day the nation comes together to honour them and their fallen comrades. They will mark Australia’s most sacred day sleeping rough on the streets, in...
Chief of Army | Anzac Day Message
Wednesday 24th Apr 2024
Hear from Chief of Army LTGEN Simon Stuart as Army prepares to commemorate Anzac Day 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5FLxVoWSU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYIYbJfymWY&t=17s
ANZAC Field of Remembrance
Thursday 18th Apr 2024
A message from Australian War Widows NSW Have you heard of the ANZAC Field of Remembrance? This unique service has been held in Australia for 72 years and is the only commemoration where veteran families and war widows are at the centre of the service. During a moving...
MyGov Survey: DVA values your opinion – tell us what you think about MyService
Wednesday 17th Apr 2024
From Thursday 18 April until Thursday 16 May 2024 DVA we will be running a survey to learn more about what the veteran community thinks we could do to make MyService better. Even if they don’t use MyService, we would like to understand why. The survey is: completely...
The Alleged Politicisation of ANZAC Day Services by RSL Qld is Wrong
Tuesday 16th Apr 2024
Claims that RSL Queensland has directed that an acknowledgement to country be included in the RSL’s Anzac Day services are incorrect. RSL Qld President Stephen Day has released this Communique: Dear RSL Queensland Members, We have been made aware of a...