Budget 2010 - 2011

The 2010-11 Budget provides $246.4 million for new initiatives in the Veterans’ Affairs Portfolio, including acting on further recommendations of the Clarke Review and providing better access to health care and compensation for F-111 workers.

2010-2011 Portfolio Budget Statements

Budget media releases

2010-2011 Budget media releases

 

An election for the House of Representatives was held on 21 August 2010. The caretaker period will continue until the result of the election is clear.
During the caretaker period, any new material, including transcripts, issued by the Minister for Veterans' Affairs will not be available on this site. They will be available from the Minister's personal website, which is not maintained or funded by the Commonwealth of Australia.

The Hon Alan Griffin MP was appointed as the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs in December 2007 and Minister for Defence Personnel in April 2010.

As Minister, he oversees income support, compensation, care and commemoration programs for more than 400,000 veterans and their widows, widowers and dependants.

Policy implementation updates (PDF 892 Kb)

He is responsible for the Veterans’ Affairs portfolio, including the:

• Department of Veterans' Affairs;
• Repatriation Commission;
• Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission;
• Office of Australian War Graves;
• Australian War Memorial;
• Veterans' Review Board;
• Repatriation Medical Authority
• Specialist Medical Review Council
• VVCS - Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service
  

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