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A portrait of Private Frederick Prentice of the 12th Australian Infantry Battalion and 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion

NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Today, we're commemorating Indigenous service, featuring Corporal Frederick Prentice.

Black and white photo of soldiers throwing their helmets in the air in celebration

We're inviting expressions of interest from veterans of the Second World War to travel to Canberra to attend the Last Post Ceremony at the Australian War Memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific Day.

Peter Liston and Ryan Hall hosting a VBC exhibition stall

During the height of the COVID pandemic 2 entrepreneurial veterans, Peter Liston and Matt Moseley

Card reading 2025 Pension Indexation

From 1 July 2025, veterans can earn more, and the value of their assets can be higher, before their pension payments are affected.

A black and white photo of Australian Troops landing at Balikpapan by boat.

Today, we remember the more than 250 Australians who were killed in the Battle of Balikpapan, Borneo, 80 years ago.

Australian Defence Force members holding flags at the National Commemorative Service marking the 75th anniversary of Australian service in Korea

Last week, Korean War veterans, families and descendants gathered for a moving National Commemorative Service in Canberra marking the 75th anniversary of Australian service in Korea.

Card reading Claim

DVA provides reimbursement of travel expenses to Veteran Card holders and an attendant (if required) who need to travel for: treatment covered by their Veteran Card; and medical or rehabilitation assessments arranged by DVA.

Man driving a car seen from the passenger seat

Travel allowances under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA), the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006 and the Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019 are increased annually on 1 July in line with the Consumer Price Index.

New Terms of Use MyOrg

From 29 June 2025, all MyOrg users will need to agree to new Terms of Use before they can login to their MyOrg account.

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DVA will introduce a range of updates to the way travel claims are processed and displayed in MyService for those eligible under MRCA and DRCA.

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