DVA is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for volunteers who are Australian Defence Force (ADF) veterans, or family members of ADF veterans, to support us in the delivery of international Anzac Day services in 2026. Veterans and family members of veterans...
Hybrid threats, enabled by digital technologies and fuelled by geostrategic competition, are reshaping international security and global norms. Most often, states (commonly working through non-state proxies) are exploiting cybersecurity vulnerabilities and engaging in...
This article was written by Tom McDermott . " In January, I crossed the milestone of 24 years of service in two militaries—the British and Australian armies. It is fair to say that I am a professional soldier. Soldiering has consumed the whole of my adult life....
The Labor, the Liberal / National Coalition and the Greens parties have responded to a series of key questions posed by the Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) to support the veterans and Defence community. Early in the election campaign, RSL...
The Election’s major issues are publicly expressed as both the weakening Australian economy (costs of living increases highlighted by rising energy cost, decreasing standards of living, to name a few) and concerns with Australia’s defence and security capability ....
Ministers responsible for veterans’ issues at the Federal, State and Territory levels met today to discuss key priorities and next steps following the Government’s response to Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran...
Today on Vietnam Veterans’ Day we pay tribute to the more than 60,000 Australian veterans who served in our uniform in Vietnam. We remember the 3,000 Australians wounded in the line of duty and the 523 who lost their lives. Australia’s Vietnam veterans did our...
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...
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At least 50 veterans across Queensland will be reaching out for help to have a roof over their head on the very same day the nation comes together to honour them and their fallen comrades. They will mark Australia’s most sacred day sleeping rough on the streets, in...