Advocacy update: Inquiry into the Defence Honours and Awards System The Senate’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Reference’s Committee has established a new Inquiry into the integrity and efficacy of the Defence honours and awards system, with particular reference to: Experiences of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel progressing through the honours and awards system. The effect […]
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Advocacy, Important Updates
A first step to a much larger body of reform work A significant step toward system reform was made today with the Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Bill 2024 introduced into Parliament. For so long this piece of work has been deemed too difficult and unpopular therefore nothing has changed. We are glad
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Advocacy, eNewsletters
“Shining a Light – Stories of Trauma & Tragedy, Hope & Healing” Yesterday the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide handed over its Lived Experience book “Shining a Light – Stories of Trauma & Tragedy, Hope & Healing” to the Governor General. The book was subsequently released by the Government later in the afternoon.
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Advocacy, Contribution
This article shows how our Advocacy work over the last few years has helped Veteran Families, including war widows. Since 2021, we have advocated on 65 issues for the benefit of veterans families, including war widows. There has been positive progress against 14 of these issues with 9 being achieved and 5 being partially achieved.
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Advocacy, Contribution, Important UpdatesThis year marks 50 years on from when Australia withdrew from Vietnam. While this war bought lessons and progress to the programs and services on offer to veterans, there has been very limited movement on the support available to their families. Since 2014, we as a sector have had access to information and data about
The Unique Nature of YOUR service Read More »
Important UpdatesWelcome to our June Newsletter! Our team is again busy organising regional visits and are excited to see our community. These visits are as special to us as they are to you! Don’t forget to send us any pictures you might like to have featured!We are also still busy on the advocacy front with our
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