The announcements of Australia’s new security partnership with the United States and United Kingdom, and that we will be working with them to build nuclear-powered (not nuclear armed) submarines in Australia, is the most important defence initiative of our time. We...
The events in Kabul are a murderous atrocity and if anyone was ever in any doubt about the righteousness of the Australian mission in Afghanistan this is a brutal reminder of the terrorists and criminals we were fighting against and the threats they posed to our...
Ex-service organisations from across the nation have met with the Australian Government today to throw their support behind efforts underway to assist veterans and families impacted by the situation in Afghanistan. The Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans’...
Wednesday the 18th August is Vietnam Veterans’ Day - an opportunity for our country to pause and remember the service and sacrifice of the Australians during the Vietnam War, and to acknowledge the 55th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. Minister for Veterans’...
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...
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’...
It is a national tragedy that suicide remains the leading cause of death for young Australian males. It is a complex issue that has been a focus of this government, but sadly more than 3000 Australians take their own lives each year and our veterans’ community is not...
Now is the time for a considered assessment of the findings of the Inspector General’s Report into alleged serious misconduct by Australia’s Special Forces in Afghanistan. It is an internal ADF Report that now is subject to ADF disciplinary and administrative...
TOMORROW, Australia remembers one of the most significant battles in our history, the Battle of the Coral Sea, which ended the attempts by the Japanese to capture Port Moresby by a seaward invasion. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester said the Battle of the...
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....
