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Veterans' Health Week

Stay tuned – exciting information on the dates and theme for Veterans’ Health Week (VHW) 2023 is

An unidentified group of soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)

Today on Korean Veteran’s Day, we remember the service and sacrifice of the Australians who served in the Korean War, and mark 70 years since the Armistice was signed on 27 July 1953.

Young man in car

More veterans living in New South Wales will no longer need to attend a Service NSW centre in person to re-establish their eligibility for vehicle registration and driver’s licence concessions each year.

Moisturising in the morning

If you suffer from itchy or dry skin, the latest Veterans MATES topic may be just what you’re

Battle of Samichon River

Today we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Samichon River, the last battle fought as part of the Korean War.

Two men in Army uniform crouching by an old radio in the jungle

Second World War Coastwatchers will be commemorated at the monthly Naval Association of Australia ceremony at the Jack Tar statue in Brisbane at 10.30am on Thursday 27 July.

Female Veterans and Veterans Families Policy forum_attendees

We recently hosted the Female Veterans and Veterans’ Families Policy forums over two events in

Ancient phone box being loaded onto flatbed truck

RAAF Flying Officer Geoff Waugh served with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was killed when a bomb his Typhoon was carrying exploded on landing. In tribute to him, local Britons are restoring a phone booth that survived the explosion.

Ministers Keogh and Thistlethwaite with workers in high vis

A new $24 million Veteran Employment Program (VEP) is set to boost veteran job opportunities and

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Military service can involve experiences, such as deployment and exposure to traumatic events, that

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