The Albanese government’s half-a-billion dollar investment into slashing waiting times for veterans who have made compensation claims has unintentionally fuelled a parasitic industry of dodgy advocates who are ripping off veterans and milking taxpayer funds, its own...
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, Parliament has passed the most significant legislative reform of Australia’s veteran support system in a century. The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide’s Interim Report recommended the urgent simplification and harmonisation of the veteran...
The Ex-Service Organisations Round Table (ESORT) met on Tuesday, 3 December 2024. A range of issues were discussed during the meeting, including the Government’s response to the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. ESORT Communique...
The Royal Australian Regiment Association (RARA) is deeply concerned with the Government’s decision to revoke distinguished service awards from a number of young ADF officers named in the final Brereton Report (6 November 2020). Of the Report’s 143 recommendations,...
The current National Consultation Framework for ESOs is being reviewed to ensure it continues to best serve the interests of the Australian veteran community. Click here to access the survey. Submissions are open until Sunday 15 September.
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Final Report has been delivered to the Government and tabled in Parliament today. The Report is an important body of work which marks the culmination of the most significant and comprehensive inquiry conducted into...
Primary and secondary students from all over the nation have had the opportunity to discover the stories of veterans in their local communities through the 2024 Anzac Day Schools’ Awards. There’s more to war, conflict and peace operations than what is recorded in...
To improve the distribution of information from the ESO Round Table meetings, it has been agreed that a short and brief communique should be provided by the ESORT Secretariet 48 hours after each sitting. It does not replace the formal Minutes which when cleared for...
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...