Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan

Dear Editor, Australia gave up direct ownership of the Repatriation Hospitals, but it did not give up its obligation to

Dear Editor, DVA led its latest suicide report with the welcome news that veteran suicide rates have generally declined. But

Dear Editor, A DVA Gold Card can cover treatment for all medical conditions. It cannot make a doctor, psychologist, physio

How did we end up here … 1st Armoured Regiment stripped of its tanks and made into an experimentation unit;

Dear Editor, Hawke Labor set in motion the dismantling of Australia’s Repatriation hospital network, replacing direct Commonwealth ownership with State

A recent proposal for a revised role for cavalry, stated that: “The role of cavalry is to locate, dislocate and

Dear Editor, Australia still has a Repatriation Commission. The question is whether veterans can actually see it guarding the principle

Is there an answer?  If so, what is it?   Let’s face it … the Chief of Army is the

Dear Editor, Labor’s abandoned $5000 veterans’ allied-health cap exposed a bigger problem. Veterans’ Affairs needs to rediscover the first principle

Manoeuvre warfare has been the touchstone of doing battle since the trenches of the First World War.  Has its importance