Veterans receiving invalidity benefits from their military superannuation schemes were wrongly taxed for years according to a decision handed down in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal by Justice Logan in precedent setting test cases on Wednesday 25 March 2020....
Disability Payments
DFWA Media Statement – Faceless Bureaucrats Change the Law to Beat Wounded Veterans in Court
Veterans medically discharged, including all those with mental health wounds and at risk of self-harm, can receive an Invalidity Benefit from their superannuation scheme. The Australian Tax Office (ATO) taxes these variable payments as ordinary income rather than at...
BERT’S BLOG – Support for Our Veterans and their Families
OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION, MINISTER VETERANS' AFFAIRS AND OPPOSITION SHADOW FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS Recently, the Government put out a Joint Media Release about Support for Our Veterans and their Families. Its final paragraphs,...
ADSO Media Release – ADSO Policy Objectives 2019-2022
The Alliance of Defence Service Organisation (ADSO) welcomes the opportunity to announce its core Policy Objectives as a timely reminder to those seeking election to the 46th Parliament of Australia. A significant portion of the veterans’ community, speaking...
Media Statement – ADSO Policy Objectives 2019-2022
The Alliance of Defence Service Organisation (ADSO) welcomes the opportunity to announce its core Policy Objectives as a timely reminder to those seeking election to the 46th Parliament of Australia that the veterans’ community, speaking largely with a single voice,...
DVA Secretly Changed Rules to Deny Veteran’s Claim
The Department of Veterans' Affairs secretly deleted an incapacity policy to prevent an injured veteran claiming compensation. The Department denies any impropriety by its staff. Read the full statement from the Department of Veterans' Affairs. ABC TV 7.30 Report...