WWII Spitfire wreck gifted to Northern Territory
A Royal Australian Air Force Spitfire wreckage from the Second World War has been gifted to the Northern Territory government.
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Veterans
PM says ‘maybe’ to veteran-suicide Royal Commission
The campaign for a Royal Commission into Veterans Suicide took a big step forward today when Julie-Ann Finney, proud mother
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DVA partners APOD to deliver discounts to veterans
APOD – Australian Partners of Defence – has partnered with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs as part of the Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant
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Veterans card/lapel pin/covenant officially launched
The long-awaited and much talked about Veteran Card, lapel pin and covenant were officially launched last Sunday and will soon
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Military compensation commission gets COMCARE appointee
Current Chief Executive Officer of Comcare, Sue Weston, has today been appointed as a part-time member of the Military Rehabilitation
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Covenant and lapel-pin legislation passed by parliament
Legislation to enact the Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant was passed by parliament on 22 October 2019 and has been forwarded
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DRUMBEAT by Holyoake praised in evaluation
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs recently funded Holyoake to develop a customised DRUMBEAT veterans program in collaboration with veterans and
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Input to national mental-health strategy and action plan invited
Veterans, their families and the broader ex-service community are being asked to help shape the Veteran Mental Health and Wellbeing
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INTERFET 20th anniversary celebrated in Dili
The 20th Anniversary of East Timor’s Popular Consultation and the Australian-led INTERFET deployment was celebrated in Dili on 20 September
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Malaya-Borneo veterans reunion in Sarawak 2019
Members of the National Malaya-Borneo Veterans Association of Australia have conducted a special reunion in Borneo, revisiting several sites in
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Partner Service Pension access rules expanded
All recipients of the Partner Service Pension through the Department of Veterans’ Affairs will now maintain access for at least
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Nominations open for 2020 PM’s Veterans’ Employment Awards
Nominations for the Prime Minister’s Veterans’ Employment Awards, which highlight the contributions made by veterans in the civilian workforce and
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Australia supports Vietnam’s MIA recovery efforts
As part of the ongoing cooperation between Australia and Vietnam, the Department of Defence has presented the Vietnamese Deputy Minister
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Malaya-Borneo Veterans commemorate in Sarawak
A Service of Commemoration was held in the Sarawak Heroes Memorial Park in Kuching on Saturday 29 August to commemorate
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Malaya-Borneo Veterans Day 2019
On Saturday 24 August 2019, the SA/NT Branch of the National Malaya-Borneo Veterans Association of Australia hosted its annual service
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Still no delivery date on Covenant/Lapel Pin (unrelated to CONTACT subscription)
CONTACT is often asked “where’s my bloody lapel pin”, as if we were responsible for delivery. I kid you not.
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JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ – VETERANS MINISTERIAL COUNCIL
Presented as delivered – no editing… Veteran wellbeing, mental health, homelessness and transition have been the focus of a meeting
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DANGER CLOSE – The Battle of Long Tan – review
WOW – a proper, PROPER, war movie. From go whoah, DANGER CLOSE – The Battle of Long Tan is all
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Brendan Nelson to retire from Australian War Memorial
The government will undertake a nationwide search for a new director of the Australian War Memorial after Brendan Nelson has
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‘A’ Squadron 10th Light Horse parade to mark centenary
Member of A Squadron 10th Light Horse will conduct a parade tomorrow – Saturday 10 August – to mark the
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