As the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide concludes, the swift legislative responses by the Albanese government are being scrutinised. Historical patterns show a continuum of Australian governments pledging substantial support and transformative changes...
Opinion: Mike O’Connor: This Anzac Day, Diggers would struggle to accept modern society they died to protect
Diggers might struggle to accept what the society they died to protect has become, writes Mike O’Connor in the Courier Mail on 23 April 2024. Here is an extract. When my father returned from the jungles of New Guinea at the end of World War II, he and his army...
Peta Credlin Interviews Michael von Berg: On Anzac Day Commemorations
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Chief of Army | Anzac Day Message
Hear from Chief of Army LTGEN Simon Stuart as Army prepares to commemorate Anzac Day 2024. https://www.youtube.com/embed/bYIYbJfymWY
ANZAC Field of Remembrance
A message from Australian War Widows NSW Have you heard of the ANZAC Field of Remembrance? This unique service has been held in Australia for 72 years and is the only commemoration where veteran families and war widows are at the centre of the service. During a moving...
MyGov Survey: DVA values your opinion – tell us what you think about MyService
From Thursday 18 April until Thursday 16 May 2024 DVA we will be running a survey to learn more about what the veteran community thinks we could do to make MyService better. Even if they don’t use MyService, we would like to understand why. The survey is: completely...
The Alleged Politicisation of ANZAC Day Services by RSL Qld is Wrong
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...
Opinion: Gaza war needs realism, not Labor’s cheap moralising
Labor’s reaction to Zomi Frankcom’s death compromises the ADF’s ability to fight and win future wars. Picture Gary Ramage When Michael O’Neill, a Tasmanian who was helping to evacuate wounded Ukrainians from the frontlines, was killed by a Russian attack in May 2022,...
Government announces next CDF and new-look Defence leadership
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has recommended a raft of senior ADF leadership changes to the Governor-General. Vice Chief of the Defence Force Vice Admiral David Johnston AC, RAN, will be appointed as the new Chief of the Defence Force, replacing retiring Chief...
Newsletter Edition 28 – 8 April 2024
Royal Commission chair hopes inquiry has been much-needed ‘shock to the system’ that will inspire action on military suicide The chair of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide says history will judge Government and military leaders on how they respond...
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