ON the night of December 7-8 1941, Japanese forces began invading Malaya, hours before the attack on US territory Pearl Harbour, Australia’s first casualties on December 8 were the crews of two 1Sqn RAAF Hudson bombers from six aircraft dispatched to bomb Japan’s...
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RCB Service Recognition – Senator Anning’s Questions to Marise Payne
In the Senate Question Time yesterday, 18th September, Senator Fraser Anning (Katter' s Australian Party) asked Sen. Marise Payne three questions on RCB Service recognition as warlike during the Malaysian Counter Insurgency War. We thank Senator Anning for his...
Senate’s Support of a Australian Military Covenant Welcomed
The Defence Force Welfare Association (DFWA), together with not only its partners in the Alliance of Defence Service Organisations (ADSO) but also with the support of the Returned and Services League of Australia, have long advocated the need to formally recognise the...
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...
Labor commits to a Military Covenant
Hello I am writing to you as the Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten MP, and I have recently announced that Labor will commit, if elected, to the establishment of a Military Covenant. This Covenant recognises the unique nature of military service and our obligation...
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...
CSC and the Royal Commission – Protest Rally
Our planned protest rally yesterday 28th June in Brisbane was successful in achieving our goals: to publicly promote the matters by our presence outside the entrance to the Royal Commission Hearings, to gain media attention and to deliver a letter to the Royal...
CSC Campaign / Royal Commission – Facts Sheets
FACT SHEET ONE – OVERVIEW COMMONWEALTH SUPERANNUATION CORPORATION ESCAPES ROYAL COMMISSION SCRUTINY The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) is the fund manager for the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) scheme, the Military...
VIDEO – #Vetrans Clawback – CSC & The Banking Royal Commission
The only significant Superannuation Organisation NOT included in the Australian Banking Royal Commission is the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. The CSC. It manages our Military Super. The Defence Community has been pleading for the Turnbull Govt to...