Read the full article here, The following excerpts from that article are specific to her comparative injustice commentary. The process followed by the government, and in particular the Department of Finance, to settle this claim was so outrageously out of line with...
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Increasing the Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Payment for Veterans
This initiative invests $97.9 million over the forward estimates to provide an increase to the fortnightly Special Rate payments under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA) and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 MRCA) from 1 January 2023. This...
PM’s Code of Conduct for Ministers
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has updated the ministerial codes of conduct In the foreword for the conduct, the PM said his government is committed to ‘integrity, honesty and accountability’. “This code is underpinned by key principles that Ministers must...
The Government’s Model Litigant Policy — Ethical Issues
The article by Philip Salem (Sparke Helmore Lawyers) is a reminder of the duties of government organisations to act as a model litigant and highlights some of the ethical issues facing lawyers forthose organisations. At the same time it is relevant knowledge for our...
Petition – Please Support Local War Memorial
Attached is an appeal for you, your family members and others to support a petition to request the Brisbane City Council to erect a war memorial in the suburb of Calamvale, Brisbane Australia. It is of the utmost concern to me that we have possibly not given the...
ADFRA Update May 2021 – Senate inquiry into DFRDB
On 20 May 2021, the FADT Reference Committee held its open hearing into DFRDB. The hearing can still be viewed by clicking on this link: Foreign Affairs Defence & Trade - 20/05/2021 08:50:00 - Parliament of Australia (aph.gov.au) Testimony of each witness...
Senate Inquiry into DFRDB On Thursday 20 May 2021 – Open Hearings
The Senate FADT Reference Committee conducting the Inquiry into DFRDB will be conducting an Open Hearing on Thursday, 20 May 2021, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM. This is an inquiry into the accuracy of information provided to Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits...
Senate Inquiry: Accuracy of information provided to Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) members
On 18 March 2021 the Senate referred the following matter to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee for inquiry and report by Thursday, 24 June 2021: Accuracy of information provided to Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) members....
Joint Media release — Establishment of a Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide
The death of any Australian Defence Force member or veteran is one death too many and a tragedy that is deeply felt by all Australians. Tragically, and heartbreakingly, this includes death by suicide. Recognising this, the Government will take the step of recommending...
ALP Media Release – Labor Announces Senate Inquiries into the TPI Pension and DFRDB Superannuation Scheme
Labor has established new Senate inquiries into the Totally and PermanentlyIncapacitated (TPI) veteran pension and the Defence Force Retirement and DeathBenefits (DFRDB) military superannuation scheme. This release from Shayne Neumann MP Shadow Minister for Veterans’...