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 narrative that...
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Commemorating Anzac Day 2024
As Anzac Day 2024 approaches, final arrangements are being made at commemorative sites in Australia and around the world, as we prepare to remember the contributions all service men and women have made for more than a century since the First World War. On Anzac Day,...
Support for local communities commemorating Anzac Day
As Anzac Day approaches, we not only remember those who served on the beaches of Gallipoli and the trenches of the Western Front, but all Australians who have served and sacrificed and the 103,000 who have died in the name of our nation. Anzac Day is one of the...
Padre Gary Stone’s Easter Message: “Experience the love of God, and love your neighbour in some practical way”.
Easter is normally for all Australians a joyful time of rest, relaxation and family gatherings. It is a Govt gazetted holiday specifically to provide opportunity for people to reflect and participate in traditional Easter religious services reminding us of the life,...
ADSO Media Release: Reinstate ASIO and ASIS Director Generals to Permanent Membership of Australia’s National Security Committee
The Australian Government’s primary responsibility is to keep our nation safe from those who seek to do us harm, both internally and externally. The Government’s decision to exclude permanent members Mike Burgess the current Director-General of Security in...
Opinion: Labor’s National Security Kowtow a Win for Beijing
The Albanese government is taking a series of disturbing actions in national security, effectively implementing an agenda that the Chinese Communist Party wants for Canberra Labor is doing bad things Beijing wants it to do. These are: expelling intelligence chiefs...
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...
AUSTRALIA DAY 2024 – Proud of our Country and our Flag
From our Australian history we have been inspired by: the past deeds of patriots, Dorothea MacKellar's poem My Country . We all know the second verse but few will know the last verse. The Seeker’s iconic hit song “I am Australian” But few people would have heard this...
Opinion: Australia Day – Let’s Counter Attack
This opinion from George Mansford, one of our tribal elders, is repeated from last year. It's even more relevant today as we witness malcontent activists strident in their criticism of our celebration of Australia Day. "Today our proud history and precious social...
Defence Connect Article – New Year kicks off with reinvigorated calls for a national security strategy
In an increasingly dangerous world, planning to face the challenges is as important as directly responding. With this in mind, once again we have to ask, is an Australian national security strategy an idea that its time has come? Perhaps, uniquely among both modern...