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The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs today announced that the Australian Government is providing RSLWA with a grant of $5 million to lead the development of a Southwest Perth Veterans’ and Families’ Hub centred in Rockingham, Western Australia.
Fifty-five years after a 17th Construction Squadron flag supposedly ‘blew off’ a flag pole in Nui Dat, at the 1st Australian Task Force base in Vietnam, the flag was returned to its rightful home at Zabul Lines, RAAF Base Amberley.
The last RAAF aircraft to have engaged in combat in a conflict (the Korean War) has been restored and is now on display at the RAAF Williamtown Heritage Centre.
After 30 years in the Army, many of those final years working in organising ceremonial events, Paul Richardson CSC OAM found that moving to DVA’s Commemorative Events Team was a natural fit.
In 2001, the Study of Health Outcomes in Aircraft Maintenance Personnel was commissioned by Defence to investigate health outcomes in aircraft maintenance personnel who carried out fuel-tank repairs between 1975 and 1999 on F-111 fighter planes.
The Non-Liability Rehabilitation (NLR) pilot program is closing soon. Eligible veterans have until
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Ex-service organisations (ESOs) and the community groups they support can now apply for funding
DVA is keen to hear from as many veterans as possible who have separated or transferred from the ADF
This Scams Awareness Week (27 November – 1 December 2023), we are encouraging the veteran community