The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide tables its final report: time to ask ourselves, what is next? The past few weeks have been significant for our community and for all Australians. With the Royal Commission’s report now public, we’ve reached the end of a major chapter, but our real work starts now. Following […]
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Advocacy, Important Updates, Opinion Pieces
Post-Traumatic Growth and Veteran Families: A Journey of Hope and Healing For many veteran families, the challenges of military service don’t end when the uniform is folded away. The transition back to civilian life can be a challenging journey, particularly when a loved one has experienced trauma during their service. Yet, even amid these challenges,
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Advocacy, Contribution, Wellbeing tips
A successful Wellness Walk in Canberra from our Wellbeing Program The Social Work and Wellbeing team’s first Wellness Walk event on 13 September in Canberra was a resounding success, bringing together families of veterans for a rejuvenating and engaging experience. The day began at 9.30am at Wildbark at Mulligans Flat in Throsby, ACT, where participants
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Events, Social Work and Wellbeing
For Veteran’s Health Week, we invite Sydney veteran families to experience sound healing in Cronulla Are you the partner of a current serving ADF member, a veteran spouse, parent of a veteran, adult child of a veteran, a widow, or connected to Defence in another way? As part of Veterans’ Health Week, we warmly invite
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Social Work and Wellbeing
This Veteran’s Health Week, we invite Sydney veteran families to experience sound healing in Chatswood Are you the partner of a current serving ADF member, a veteran spouse, parent of a veteran, adult child of a veteran, a widow, or connected to Defence in another way? As part of Veterans’ Health Week, we warmly invite
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Social Work and Wellbeing
Thank you to all of those who provided their views on the Defence Honours and Awards System. We have now prepared a submission to the Senate committee based on what you told us. In summary the consultation highlighted the following issues which feature in our submission: Issues with integrity – The Defence Honours and Awards
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Advocacy