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Invictus Games Team Australia competitors and their family and friends watch on as Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex addresses the crowd during the welcome reception held at the Nations Home, Invictus Games Park in The Hague, the Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt.

Invictus Games begin today

16/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1582 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

After four long years, the moment competitors and their families and friends have been waiting for has finally arrived –

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Suicide Royal Commission extended for 12 months

15/04/202215/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1484 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

The Chair of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide says the 12-month extension of the inquiry, announced this

Governor-General General (retd) David Hurley congratulates Peter Brown as Australia's Invictus Games flag bearer during the farewell function at Admiralty House in Sydney. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.

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Invictus Games flag-bearer named

11/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1921 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Peter Brown has been announced as the team Australia flag-bearer for the Invictus Games The Hague 2020. CAPTION: Governor-General General

The ship's company of HMAS Canberra shortly after completing the 96km March On challenge raising funds for Soldier On. Story by Lieutenant Laura Watman.

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Marching On deck for mental health

10/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1351 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, Soldier On

HMAS Canberra‘s crew completed the 96km March On challenge raising funds for Soldier On while sailing home from Operation Tonga Assist 2022. CAPTION:

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Huge Family Fun Day for western Sydney – THIS WEEKEND

31/03/202212/05/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3626 Views 1 Comment

Penrith RSL sub-branch will host a Family Day for ADF and veterans on Sunday 15 May 2022. This excellent family

Beau King in action at the Sydney 2018 Invictus Games. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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Invictus Australia gets $9million in Federal Budget

30/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2008 Views 0 Comments

Invictus Australia has welcomed the announcement in last night’s Federal Budget which will provide $9 million over the next three

DVA Repatriation Commissioner Don Spinks, RSL NSW President Ray James, Member for Riverina Michael McCormack, RSL LifeCare Board Chair Mark Dickson and Riverina VWC Manager Charlotte Webb at the opening of the Riverina Veteran Wellbeing Centre. Picture courtesy Riverina Veteran Wellbeing Centre.

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Riverina Veteran Wellbeing Centre open for business

30/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2286 Views 0 Comments

RSL LifeCare has officially launched the Riverina Veteran Wellbeing Centre – the second of its centres in NSW dedicated to

Andrew Gee, Minister for Veterans Affairs, addressing media, and explaining why he was just moments away from resigning from Cabinet.

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Vet Affairs’ Minister unblocks DVA funding with resignation threat

26/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3838 Views 7 Comments

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Andrew Gee called a press conference this morning to announce his resignation from Federal Cabinet. CAPTION:

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It’s almost time! Team Australia prepares for the Invictus Games

24/03/202226/03/2022 Vanessa Bernardo 1935 Views 0 Comments

The Invictus Games The Hague 2020 is about to kick off, running from 16 to 22 April 2022 in the

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Will you rise with Aussie veterans? Join ZERO600

20/03/202220/03/2022 Vanessa Bernardo 1648 Views 0 Comments

Invictus Australia has today announced its inaugural fundraiser, ZERO600 – calling on Aussies to be up and outside at 6am

Invictus Games 2020 Team Australia competitors Scott Reynolds, right, and Emma Murfet, centre, during a cycling training camp with University of South Australia staff in Adelaide, SA. Photo by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.

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Cycling towards Invictus Games

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1651 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, mental health

Former maritime warfare officer Scott Reynolds suffered from a range of medical conditions leading to his medical discharge from the

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Defence chiefs to appear before Suicide Royal Commission

07/03/202206/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1758 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

Some of Australia’s highest-ranking Defence personnel will give evidence during a two-week hearing of the Royal Commission into Defence and

Players from Army Thunder and the Bellingen Magpies battle it out during the 2017 Sergeant Matthew Locke MG Charity football match. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Leading Seaman Tom Gibson.

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Charity match honours local hero

23/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1991 Views 0 Comments SAS

Army’s rugby league team will pay tribute to one of Australia’s fallen soldiers through a charity fundraiser on the NSW mid

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National Day for War Animals – Purple Poppy Day

22/02/202222/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4450 Views 0 Comments

National Day for War Animals – a day to honour all animals who have served alongside our Defence Forces in

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Suicide Royal Commission focus on Defence families

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1851 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will investigate how Defence families can be better supported ahead of the

Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, led by a Japanese officer, walks under a flag of truce to negotiate the capitulation of Allied forces in Singapore, on 15 February 1942. It was the largest surrender of British-led forces in history.

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80 years since the Fall of Singapore

15/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2057 Views 0 Comments

Today we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Fall of Singapore, one of the most significant military defeats in British

Davo, John S, Wooly, John L, me, Killer and Digger – 5 Section, 2 Platoon, 2RAR on Route 2, Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam.

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Remembering our Nashos – National Servicemen’s Day

14/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2643 Views 0 Comments

Monday 14th February marks National Servicemen’s Day, when we honour the hundreds of thousands of young Australian men who served

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DVA to give first evidence at Suicide Royal Commission

14/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1782 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

Members of the Department of Veterans Affairs will give evidence publicly for the first time during the second hearing of

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Strong demand for legal assistance ahead of Suicide RC hearings in Sydney

12/02/202212/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2027 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

New data from a specialist legal service shows more than 200 people have come forward to seek help telling their

Some of the action at the archery-come-and-try-day in Berry, NSW, organised by Invictus Australia and Archery Australia. Photos supplied.

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Invictus Australia and Archery Australia hit targets for Defence community

09/02/202209/02/2022 Vanessa Bernardo 2170 Views 0 Comments

Invictus Australia, Archery Australia and Wheelchair Rugby League joined forces to host a veteran community event in Berry, NSW earlier