Let slip the dogs of war Military working dogs have feelings too.. ADF Canine in Chief from Roger Rollover, Senior Officers’ Companion Canines Command. "Spot, we’ve been sniffing around each other long enough to understand each other intimately. As Top Dog (excuse...
Ted Chitham
RARA Bibliography Database as at 29 February 2024
Our RAR bibliography records the known published and unpublished history of the Regiment since its formation in 1948. Here is the latest update from our RAR Registrar Russell Linwood. RARA-Bibliography-Master-Author-Title-Database-as-at-29-Feb-24Download The...
Media Release: Consultation now open on Veterans’ Legislation Reform
The Albanese Government has today released exposure draft legislation which will simplify and harmonise the century old veterans’ entitlements, compensation and rehabilitation system. The current system is difficult to understand and complex to administer. The Royal...
Australia’s National Servicemen’s Day
Today, on National Servicemen’s Day, Australia acknowledges the contribution of thousands of our countrymen, also known as Nashos. More than 280,000 Australians served in National Service schemes between 1951 and 1972. On 14 February we recognise the contributions of...
ADFRA – DFRDB UPDATE – JANUARY 2024
13 Feb 2024 Our best wishes to you and your families for a safe and happy 2024. Thanks for your support Ongoing Quest for Fair TreatmentOur quest for fair treatment over our superannuation entitlements is ongoing. We will be in Canberra again next month and will...
Statement from the Secretary of DVA on the Veterans’ MATES Program
The Department is aware that the withdrawal of Defence and Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Human Research Ethics Committee approval on Monday, 5 February 2024 has increased concerns in the veteran community regarding the Veterans’ MATES Program (MATES),...
Alison Frame: Change leader looking to make a difference in veterans’ lives.
Alison Frame had a lot of work ahead of her when she became secretary of Department of Veterans’ Affairs just over 12 months ago. Not only was there a backlog of claims to manage but a Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, which began its important work...
ASPI Commentary: The mental health epidemic threatening Australia’s security
As it prepares Australia to defend itself in a contested region, the ADF has put the call out to young people to join—to achieve its goals, it needs to recruit 18,500 more people of serving age by 2040. Young people in Australia can seem an enigma to...
Conscription Commentary: Calls for return of conscription raise question about what’s in it for younger Aussies
A cat has been set among the pigeons, with Curtin University academic Dr Alexey Muraviev calling for Australian policymakers to consider reinitiating conscription to defend the nation, but many young Aussies rightfully asked why. I know that the initial response from...
Opinion: Australia ignores lessons from WWII
The past may be a different country, but has well trodden paths and byways. In 1938 politically peripatetic Winston Churchill seemed a lone voice against British PM Neville Chamberlain’s attempted appeasement with Hitler. Churchill warned against the Axis powers who...