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Are you starting – or thinking about starting – your own small business? Make sure you’ve got your legal and financial fundamentals covered in this webinar on 23 May.

About 40 men and women posing for photo in front of F-111 aircraft.

The popular charity ride Scootaville is hitting the road again in 2025 – and this year, it’s set to support both Legacy and the Air Force Association, raising funds and awareness for veterans and veteran families.

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Open Arms is proud to partner with SANE Australia to launch a new online community to support the mental health of veterans, partners, families and loved ones.

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Today we pause to remember the Australians who fought in the Battle of Kapyong, which took place in South Korea from 23 to 25 April 1951.

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During the Anzac Day period the Open Arms telephone line is available to support current and ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel and their immediate families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

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Those who have served and sacrificed or seen it through the eyes of those they love and support, represent the living embodiment of the Anzac spirit.

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Advocates are asked to ensure that all claims are complete and lodged through MyService.

Graphic reading "Veterans' Entitlements Treatment and Support Act 2025"

Following passage of the Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Act 2025, the first level of external merits review for all compensation claim decisions made from 21 April 2025 will be to the Veterans’ Review Board, regardless of which Act a veteran or dependant has claimed under.

Cover of the Veteran Support and Services Guide showing title and photo of woman with her two kids and an Open Arms staff member

Hard copies of DVA’s Veteran Support and Services Guide are now available everywhere in Australia where you’ll physically engage with DVA.

Thousands of people attending the Anzac Day Dawn Service

This year marks a poignant milestone: the 110th anniversary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli during the First World War.

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