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‘I wasn’t expecting to submit a claim. I did it on my phone in ten minutes while leaning against my kitchen bench.’

Two new providers – the Royal Society for the Blind of South Australia and Integra Service Dogs Australia – have joined the DVA Psychiatric Assistance Dog Program.




On 15 August 2020, Australians tuned into watch a national commemorative service acknowledging the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

Open Arms recently launched an Instagram account for their team of Community and Peer Advisors so they can be more accessible to the veteran community.


DVA’s Veterans’ Medicines Advice and Therapeutics Education Services (Veterans’ MATES) latest releases Keeping well during COVID-19 and Mental well-being during and after COVID-19 are now available.