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Advocacy
Opinion – Now’s the time to fix benefits
The iniquities in military pensions and superannuation payments has been the subject of intense lobbying for some time by those affected. The response from governments of all persuasions has been rejection, justified with obtuse argument prepared by indifferent...
DFWA – Independent Inquiry into DFRDB Commutation Arrangements Welcomed
The Defence Force Welfare Association (DFWA) and ADSO welcomes the Government’s announcement yesterday that it would finally commission an independent inquiry into the commutation arrangements of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) superannuation...
Veterans accuse Federal Government of ‘ripping off’ thousands from retirement benefits
A Federal Coalition backbencher is lobbying the Government to investigate how much money he believes it owes some older Australian military veterans. Veterans, including some who served in Korea, Malaya and Vietnam, signed up for compulsory superannuation called the...
DFRDB e-Petition to the Government – Commutation Anomaly
This petition goes directly to the Parliament. All servicemen,servicewomen, their spouses widows/widowers, who contributed to the DFRDB scheme are affected by this anomaly, Even our partners will be paying this impost until they die if we predecease them. This is...
Chaplain Gary Stone Speaks out on Recognition of RCB Service 1970-1989
As a veteran of almost 48 yrs military service, the last 24 of which I served as a Chaplain , I must raise my grave concerns about the morality of the treatment of our veterans by ADF and Government officials in their continuing rejection of the substantive evidence...
Anning Continues to Fight for Veterans Covenant
During Question Time today, outspoken KAP Senator for Queensland Fraser Anning kept the pressure on the Government ensuring they legislated an Australian Military Covenant. Speaking afterwards, Senator Anning expressed his frustration at the apparently vague and...
Senator Anning Takes Lead on Adopting the Military Covenant
Today in the Senate, outspoken KAP senator Fraser Anning moved a motion for the establishment and implementation of an Australian Military Covenant. In essence it is a reciprocal social contract between the nation and those willing to sacrifice rights, liberty and...
DFWA/ADSO Continues to call on the Government to include CSC into the Royal Commission INTO THE ROYAL COMMISSION INTO BANKING AND SUPERANNUATION
In a Media Statement released today (16th August 2018) DFWA's National President Kel Ryan continues DFWA's and ADSO's call on the Turnbull Government to include CSC into the Royal Commission. "The Government cannot hide for much...
Help us in the Case Supporting the CSC Campaign
We believe the The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation's (CSC) exclusion from the Royal Commission is wrong and want the Government to reverse its decision. The CSC is the Trustee for both our ADF Military Superannuation Schemes (230,000 clients) and the...