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May 2013

• Veteran access to home and community care continues - 20/05/2013
• Ministerial Statement on Planning for the Anzac Centenary 2014-18 - 16/05/2013
• Budget 2013-14 media release - Strengthening veteran mental health - 14/05/2013
• Budget 2013-14 media release - Support for our veterans and their families - a key priority for this government - 14/05/2013
• Press conference transcript - Gallipoli 2015 ballot - 13/05/2013
• Gallipoli 2015 ballot - 13/05/2013
• Aussie veterans mark 70 years since Battle of the Atlantic - 12/05/2013
• 2013 Defence White Paper: Support to ADF personnel - 03/05/2013

April 2013

• Australian Service - Lone Pine - 25/04/2013
• Australians around the world remember the Anzacs - 25/04/2013
• Speech - Gallipoli - Dawn Service - 25/04/2013
• Veterans mark Anzac Day at Hellfire Pass - 25/04/2013
• Letter to the editor: This Anzac Day remember our troops - past and present - 24/04/2013
• Sydney memorials declared nationally significant - 23/04/2013
• Honouring Australian service on the Western Front - 23/04/2013
• Veterans depart for Hellfire Pass Anzac Day Services - 22/04/2013
• Anzac Centenary Advisory Board report to Government - 21/04/2013
• Minister welcomes new tribute to Victorian service - 18/04/2013
• Former POWs return to Hellfire Pass 70 years on - 18/04/2013
• Veteran projects granted a funding boost - 18/04/2013
• Funding helps local communities honour veterans - 17/04/2013
• DVA mental health support goes online - 14/04/2013
• Retirement of Mr Ian Campbell PSM - 05/04/2013

March 2013

• Looking after young minds and the community - 26/03/2013
• Coalition support for veterans legislation welcome - 22/03/2013
• Government delivers more support to Veteran and ADF communities - 20/03/2013
• New pension rates for veteran community begin today - 20/03/2013
• New app helps veteran community think before they drink - 18/03/2013
• Changes to Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour applauded - 06/03/2013
• Pension increase for veteran community - 04/03/2013
• Australia's Heroes in the Skies Remembered - 01/03/2013

February 2013

• New centre for young veterans - 22/02/2013
• Defence Service Homes Insurance named 2012 General Insurer of the year - 21/02/2013
• Anzac Centenary grants announced - 19/02/2013
• Dark day in Australia's history remembered - 19/02/2013
• New mental health app for veterans and ADF members - 18/02/2013
• A time to remember those called upon to serve their country - 14/02/2013
• Update on the Anzac Centenary Gallipoli Commemorations - 12/02/2013
• Australian Memorial to be built in New Zealand - 09/02/2013
• Remembering the HMAS Voyager tragedy 49 years on - 09/02/2013
• Defence and DVA forge closer ties to support ADF members - 06/02/2013
• Avenue to honour Australia's heroes of Afghanistan- 05/02/2013

January 2013

• Seventy years on we remember the courage of Australians at the Battle of Wau - 28/01/2013
• Helping to ease the cost of education for veterans' families - 21/01/2013
• A decade of service remembered forty years on - 11/01/2013
• Veteran mental health training for community nurses - 03/01/2013

December 2012

• Funding boost to honour Australia's finest - 19/12/2012
• Funding injection for 49 veteran projects - 19/12/2012
• Support for veterans during the festive season - 17/12/2012
• Letter to the editor - Support for veterans during the festive season - 17/12/2012
• Transcript - Gallipoli 2015 planning - Sky news PM agenda - 13/12/2012
• Statement on Gallipoli 2015 commemorations - 11/12/2012
• Supporting a lasting tribute to our Peacekeepers - 11/12/2012
• Support to honour our Boer War soldiers - 11/12/2012

November 2012

• National conversation on Gallipoli closes 30 November - 29/11/2012
• Shared history helps forge stronger ties with Belgium - 23/11/2012
• Communiqué: Ministerial Forum on Veterans’ Affairs - 20/11/2012
• Bringing awareness to invisible wounds - 20/11/2012
• Wear a Poppy this Remembrance Day and support the RSL - 09/11/2012
• Letter to the editor - Honouring our servicemen and women this Remembrance Day - 09/11/2012
• Battle of the Beachheads remembered 70 years on- 04/11/2012
• Veterans remember the Battle of Kokoda - 02/11/2012
• Veterans return 70 years after battle for PNG - 01/11/2012

October 2012

• Saluting Their Service with support for 55 new projects - 26/10/2012
• Veterans revisit Kokoda and the Beachheads 70 years on - 25/10/20012
• Interactive Gallipoli school book brings history to life - 23/10/2012
• Veterans honour lost mates in North Africa 70 years on - 20/10/2012
• Letter to the Editor - Veterans' Health Week - 19/10/2012
• Vets return to North Africa for 70th anniversary pilgrimage - 15/10/2012
• Australian War Memorial Council Re-Appointment - 11/10/2012
• Veterans revisit North Africa 70 years on - 5/10/2012

September 2012

• Warning for early Gallipoli 2015 tour bookings - 27/09/2012
• Benefits of health innovation for veterans across the country - 27/09/2012
• Planning for Anzac Day 2015 at Gallipoli - 26/09/2012
• Social support critical for families of deployed troops - 20/09/2012
• Veteran pension rate rise on 20 September - 20/09/2012
• VIC and SA schools take out Anzac Day awards - 14/09/2012
• Reflecting on 65 years of Australian peacekeeping - 14/09/2012
• Looking out for your mates can save a life - 10/09/2012
• Battle for Australia remembered - 05/09/2012
• Remembering our merchant mariners - 03/09/2012
• Supporting Legacy to support our Defence families - 02/09/2012

August 2012

• Australia remembers the Malayan and Borneo Campaigns- 31/08/2012
• Passing of Sir Richard Kingsland - 29/08/2012
• Veterans remember Timor Campaign 70 years on - 27/08/2012
• Second World War veterans return to Timor battleground - 25/08/2012
• Australian War Memorial Director appointed - 23/08/2012
• Parliament stops opposition denying benefits to veterans - 22/08/2012
• Joint release - Commemorative journey beings for veterans of Milne Bay - 22/08/2012
• Veterans return to Timor 70 years on - 21/08/2012
• Remembering Australians' service and sacrifice in Vietnam - 18/08/2012
• Vietnam Veterans welcome home the Long Tan Cross - 17/08/2012
• Remembering a significant chapter in Australia's war history - 15/08/2012
• Generous donation of WW1 diggers' images - 09/08/2012
• Honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans - 04/08/2012
• Appointments to Anzac Centenary Advisory Board - 02/08/2012

July 2012

• Veteran communities across Australia receive a boost in funding - 27/07/2012
• 70th Anniversary of vital Second World War battle - 27/07/2012
• 70 Years since Australians begin battle for Kokoda - 25/07/2012
• Grant lights up veterans' walk - 16/07/2012
• Funding boost for veteran health and wellbeing initiatives - 16/07/2012
• Bomber Command veterans arrive home safely - 03/07/2012
• Australia's worst maritime disaster marked 70 years on - 01/07/2012

June 2012

• Australian veterans join the Queen in honouring Second World War airmen - 28/06/2012
• Bomber Command veterans set off to London - 24/06/2012
• Calling on the veteran community to show some artistic flair - 22/06/2012
• Education support for veteran families - 20/06/2012
• Untold Bomber Command stories preserved in print - 19/06/2012
• Household assistance for veterans and their families - 14/06/2012
• Statement on Gallipoli 2015 - 08/06/2012

May 2012

• Remembering Australians at war near and far from home - 31/05/2012
• Bomber Command veterans to travel to London - 29/05/2012
• A day for our Peacekeepers - 29/05/2012
• Remembering our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans - 25/05/2012
• Remembering Australia’s servicemen and women - 15/05/2012
• Increased support for Bomber Command veterans - 12/05/2012
• Veteran service goes online - 11/05/2012
• BUDGET - Improving our military rehabilitation and compensation - 08/05/2012
• BUDGET - Securing support for our veterans - 08/05/2012
• Study assistance for sons and daughters of Vietnam veterans - 07/05/2012
• 70^th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea - 04/05/2012
• Grants for Australian Bomber Command veterans - 01/05/2012

April 2012

• Keeping the Anzac spirit alive- 25/4/2012
• Speech - Anzac Day Dawn Service, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 25 April 2012- 25/4/2012
• Anzac Centenary program to commemorate Australia’s military history- 24/4/2012
• New museum honours Australian sacrifice on the Western Front 95 years on - 23/04/2012
• Anzac Day Letter to the Editor - 21/04/2012
• Snowdon to retrace battlefield ties at Anzac Day in France - 19/04/2012
• New Anzac Centre to commemorate the Centenary Of Anzac - 18/04/2012
• Bomber Command Dedication funding announced 17/04/2012
• Anzac Cove works strengthen preservation efforts 17/04/2012
• Refurbishment of the First World War Galleries at the Australian War Memorial - 16/04/2012
• Funding to upgrade POW memorial in Malaysia - 04/04/2012

March 2012

• Remembering Sydney's war efforts - 31/03/2012
• Australian Government receives valuable Prisoner of War records from Japan - 23/03/2012
• Three new members for the Australian War Memorial Council - 22/03/2012
• Tribute to Second World War heroine Nancy Wake - 20/03/2012
• Increase to veteran pension rates on 20 March - 20/03/2012
• Simpson Prize winners head to Gallipoli for ANZAC Day - 19/03/2012
• Farewell to founder of museum honouring Australian service on the Western Front - 19/03/2012
• Government launches Battle of the Biscuit - 16/03/2012
• 64 new projects to honour Australia's veterans - 14/03/2012
• Update on Libya war graves - 11/03/2012
• General Peter Cosgrove retires from War Memorial Council - 10/03/2012
• Update on damage to Commonwealth war graves, Benghazi, Libya - 07/03/2012
• Joint media release - Libyan war graves update - 07/03/2012
• Destruction of Libyan War Graves - 05/03/2012
• Australia remembers the attack on Broome - 03/03/2012
• 70 years since Perth sunk in Sunda Strait - 01/03/2012

February 2012

• Search for F-111 maintenance workers continues - 24/02/2012
• Joint media release - First national commemoration for the bombing of Darwin - 19/02/2012
• Australian prisoners of war remembered 70 years on - 15/02/2012
• Remembering Australia's National Servicemen - 14/02/2012
• Honouring the service and sacrifice 70 years after the fall of Singapore - 12/02/2012
• Call to remember those lost in the HMAS Voyager tragedy - 10/02/2012
• Planning for the Anzac Centenary underway - 09/02/2012
• Liberals come clean on plan to gut Veterans' pensions - 07/02/2012

January 2012

• Funding grants assist Australia's veteran community - 20/01/2012
• Memorials honour Australian service in Malaysia - 18/01/2012
• New Repatriation Medical Authority Chair appointed - 12/01/2012
• Letter to the Editor - Anzac Centenary 'Branding' - 10/01/2012
• Australian Government helping tell the untold story of Gallipoli landings - 09/01/2012
• Anzac Centenary goes far beyond Anzac Day - 06/01/2012

 

December 2011

• Vale Bruce Ruxton AM OBE - a proud Australian - 24/12/2011
• Grants to help honour war veterans - 19/12/2011
• Continuing support for veterans over the festive season - 12/12/2011
• Fresh faces and perspectives for the Prime Ministerial Advisory Council - 08/12/2011
• Rats of Tobruk remembered 70 years on - 07/12/2011
• Opposition wrong about advocacy funding - 02/12/2011

November 2011

• Official war artist Ben Quilty welcomed home from Afghanistan - 30/11/2011
• Broadband Network provides in-home healthcare - 29/11/2011
• World War Two RAAF pilot formally identified - 28/11/2011
• 1.3 Million for the first centenary of ANZAC project - 26/11/2011
• On Base Advisors supporting ADF members across Australia - 25/11/2011
• Victorian veterans show their creative side - 25/11/2011
• Veteran Mental Health Report released - 25/11/2011
• Senate passes Bill to ensure rightful compensation for British nuclear testing participants - 23/11/2011
• Bombing of Darwin focus of National History Challenge Prize - 22/11/2011
• Joint media release - New national day plans to commemorate the Bombing of Darwin - 18/11/2011
• Joint media release - A nation pauses to remember - 11/11/2011
• Brisbane students chosen to sing at Gallipoli 09/11/2011
• Call for volunteers for Anzac Day 2012 in Gallipoli 07/11/2011
• Rarely seen First World War portraits revealed ahead of Remembrance Day - 04/11/2011
• Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels recognised in Port Moresby - 03/11/2011
• Korean War veterans return home from battlefield journey - 02/11/2011

October 2011

• Wreath laying ceremony Australian and New Zealand Memorial, Korea - 25/10/2011
• Letter to the Editor - what can you do to honour our Servicemen and Women this Remembrance Day? - 25/10/2011
• Australian Monument Dedication - 24/10/2011
• Minister dedicates lasting tribute to Korean veterans - 24/10/2011
• Farewell for veterans departing for Korean battlefields - 21/10/2011
• Veterans urged to strengthen their mental health - 19/10/2011
• New eHealth site to benefit veterans in Ipswich and South Brisbane - 19/10/2011
• New exhibition tour showcases Indigenous war service - 18/10/2011
• 113 new projects to honour veterans - 13/10/2011
• Letter to the editor: Veterans’ Health Week – 24 to 30 October - 13/10/2011
• New Anzac Centenary Advisory Board announced - 12/10/2011
• New veterans resource to improve mental health and wellbeing - 07/10/2011
• Veterans return to Korean battlefields for 60th anniversary - 06/10/2011
• Gallipoli Survey reveals artefacts of battlefield heroes - 04/10/2011
• On Base Support for our Defence members - 01/10/2011

September 2011

• Commemorating the Bombing of Darwin - 20/09/2011
• Former POWs receive recognition payment - 20/09/2011
• RSL National Congress Speech (PDF 355 KB) (Word 192 KB) - 20/09/2011
• Looking after a new generation of war veterans - 20/09/2011
• Increase to veteran pension rates on 20 September - 20/09/2011
• Australian Government committed to funding Gallipoli commemorations - 15/09/2011
• Anzac spirit alive and well - 14/09/2011
• Australian Peacekeepers recognised - 14/09/2011
• 74 Projects to benefit veterans across Australia - 12/09/2011
• Veterans accessing mental health assistance - 10/09/2011
• Young Australians share bright ideas for Centenary - 06/09/2011
• Remembering when war came to Australian shores - 05/09/2011
• Merchant Mariners commemorated today - 03/09/2011

August 2011

• New program to maintain graves of our bravest - 29/08/2011
• Australians urged to dig deep in Legacy Week - 26/08/2011
• Veterans encouraged to participate in world-first research - 24/08/2011
• Remembering Vietnam veterans - 18/08/2011
• Preservation works commence at Anzac Cove - 17/08/2011
• Smoother transition for Defence Personnel - 12/08/2011
• 70th anniversary of women's services - 12/08/2011
• South Australian students to receive education bursary - 12/08/2011
• Lend your voice to help commemorate Anzac Day at Gallipoli - 09/08/2011

July 2011

• Four West Australian students receive education bursary - 29/07/2011
• UPDATED: Veteran community supported to tackle climate change - 28/07/2011
• Remembering Australia’s Korean War Veterans - 26/07/2011
• New project to retrace the Anzacs from Albany's shores - 26/07/2011
• Anzac Day honours to schools across the nation - 26/07/2011
• Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels honoured in PNG - 24/07/2011
• The Battle of Pozieres remembered 95 years on - 23/07/2011
• Tale of heroics revealed as Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels remembered - 21/07/2011
• 14 Australian soldiers honoured in France - 20/07/2011
• Western Front Projects honour Australian Service - 19/07/2011
• Snowdon and Houston commemorate fallen - 18/07/2011
• BEST funding continues to support veteran community - 15/07/2011
• Victorian students to receive $9,000 education bursary - 08/07/2011
• Angus Houston to lead new Anzac Centenary Advisory Board - 06/07/2011
• New appointments to Australian War Memorial council - 06/07/2011
• Government welcomes withdrawal of trademark application for 'the diggers' - 01/07/2011

June 2011

• Northern Territory student to receive $9,000 education bursary - 30/06/2011
• Exhibition highlights impact of war on northern Australia - 30/06/2011
• Bonus scheme offers further incentives for working veterans - 30/06/2011
• Grants in every state and territory to help to honour Australia’s war veterans - 24/06/2011
• Progress on Australian Memorial in New Zealand - 20/06/2011
• Virtual tour captures memories of Hellfire Pass - 17/06/2011
• 16 Queensland students to receive $9,000 education bursary - 17/06/2011
• Preservation works begin at Anzac Cove - 06/06/2011

May 2011

• 17 ACT & NSW students receive education bursary - 27/05/2011
• Minister Snowdon's commemorative address at the Hellenic-Australian Memorial Park, Rethymno - 21/05/2011
• Veterans revisit Greece and Crete 70 years after battle - 19/05/2011
• 76 new projects to support veterans - 18/05/2011
• Tasmanian students recieve education bursary - 13/05/2011
• Veterans Revisit Greece on 70th anniversary of Second World War battle - 13/05/2011
• Government continues commitment to veteran community - 10/05/2011

April 2011

• Australians share the Anzac spirit - 25/04/2011
• Minister Snowdon's Anzac Day Lone Pine Address - 25/04/2011
• Minister Snowdon's Anzac Day Dawn Service Address - 25/04/2011
• Recognition of war service of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians - 24/04/2011
• Plans to commemorate Anzac Day taking shape - 15/04/2011
• Minister Snowdon's 70th Anniversary of the Siege of Tobruk commemorative address - 13/04/2011
• New appointments to the AWM Council - 12/04/2011
• Documentary captures 'the forgotten battle of the forgotten war' - 12/04/2011
• Secrets of Gallipoli battlefield revealed in lead-up to Anzac Day - 10/04/2011
• Rats of Tobruk commemorate 70th anniversary 10/04/2011
• Letter to the editor: How will you commemorate Anzac Day? - 08/04/2011
• Grants to help honour Australia's war veterans - 05/04/2011

March 2011

• Still time to register for Anzac Day updates (PDF 42KB) (RTF 1.1 MB) - 30/03/2011
• Commemorating 100 years since Anzac - Commission Report (PDF 45 KB) (RTF 42 KB) - 28/03/2011
• Australian WWI soldiers to be honoured in France (VA020 PDF 36KB) (RTF 1.08 MB) - 26/03/2011
• Military Compensation Review Report released (VA019 PDF 55KB) (RTF 6.11 MB) - 18/03/2011
• Progress on new health program for veterans (VA018 PDF 60KB) (RTF 60 KB) - 17/03/2011
• New national school resource to share stories of wartime love and friendship (VA017 PDF 54KB) (RTF 6.11 MB) - 15/03/2011
• New online health assistance piloted for ex-service personnel (VA016 PDF 180KB) (RTF 6.1 MB)- 14/03/2011
• Veteran Pension Rates to Increase on 20 March (VA015 PDF 50KB) (RTF 6.12 MB) - 11/03/2011
• U.S. and Australian Departments of Veterans' Affairs research impacts of recent conflicts (PDF 44KB) (RTF 6.1 MB) - 11/03/2011
• Joint media release - $3.3 million for world first Vietnam Veteran Education Centre in US (PDF 43KB) (RTF 43 KB) - 08/03/2011
• Rehabilitation for wounded soldiers high priority for US visit (VA013 PDF 314KB) (RTF 6.1 MB) - 07/03/2011
• Joint media release - Australian Government accepts offer of Japanese war records (PDF 35KB) (RTF 450 KB) - 04/03/2011
• Joint media release - Funding boost for the Australian War Memorial (PDF 463KB) (RTF 463 KB) - 03/03/2011

February 2011

• Joint media release - Simpson Prize winners go to Anzac Day at Gallipoli (PDF 327KB) (RTF 499 KB) - 28/02/2011
• Australian War Memorial Director Re-Appointed (VA012 PDF 43KB) (RTF 6.9 MB) - 24/02/2011
• Australian Government supports veterans to attend Long Tan Medal ceremonies (MIN40/11) (Word 37 KB) - 22/02/2011
• Commemorating the bombing of Darwin 69 years on (VA011 PDF 322KB) (RTF 10.37 MB) - 19/02/2011
• Snowdon honours Darwin widow (VA010 48KB) (RTF 6.1 MB) - 15/02/2011
• Review delivers positive outcomes for veteran community (VA09 PDF 44KB) (RTF 6.1 MB) - 14/02/2011
• Honouring our Nashos on National Service Day (VA08 PDF 48KB) (RTF 6.1 KB) - 14/02/2011
• New online registration service to support Australians heading to France for Anzac Day (VA07 PDF 55 KB) (RTF 6.1 MB) - 10/02/2011

January 2011

• Choir chosen to sing at Gallipoli in 2011 (VA06 PDF 50KB) (RTF 6.9 MB) - 31/01/2011
• 113 New projects to honour Australia's veterans (VA05 PDF 454KB) (RTF 6.5 MB) - 24/01/2011
• Grant to commemorate Second World War hero (VA04 PDF 47KB) (RTF 6.1 MB) - 21/01/2011
• Information on hand to help veterans in NSW access flood support (VA03 PDF 55KB) (RTF 6.1 MB) - 13/01/2011
• Information on hand to help Qld veterans access flood support (VA02 PDF 61KB) (RTF 6.1 MB) - 13/01/2011
• 58 Grants to support veteran health and wellbeing projects (VA01 PDF 336KB) (RTF 6.3 MB) - 07/01/2011

December 2010

• Veteran imposter Rex Crane pleads guilty (VA072 PDF 59 KB) (RTF 6.09 MB) - 21/12/2010
• Australians share their vision to commemorate 100 years of service (VA071 PDF 1.4MB) (RTF 6.09 MB) - 17/12/2010
• Support for veterans affected by recent floods (VA070 PDF 347KB) (RTF 6.1 MB) - 13/12/2010
• Look out for your mates this festive season (VA069 PDF 44KB) (RTF 6.1 MB) - 10/12/2010
• War Graves Director retires (VA068 PDF 44KB) (RTF 6.1 MB) - 10/12/2010

November 2010

• 2010 Anzac Day Schools' Awards winners announced (VA067 PDF 295KB) (RTF 613 MB) - 30/11/2010
• One week left to volunteer for Anzac Day 2011 in Gallipoli (VA066 PDF 215KB) (RTF 6.09 MB) - 23/11/2010
• Dedication of Queensland Korean War Memorial (VA065 PDF 58KB) (RTF 6.1 MB) - 20/11/2010
• Leading experts discuss future health needs of veterans (VA064 PDF 48KB) (RTF 6.1 MB) - 19/11/2010
• Australian Government supports completion of memorial for Australia's greatest naval tragedy (VA063 PDF 71KB) (RTF 6.1 MB) - 19/11/2010
• Funding to support local initiatives for Australian veterans (VA062 PDF 92KB) (RTF 6.3 MB) - 12/11/2010
• Australians encouraged to pause on Remembrance Day (VA061 PDF 249KB) (RTF 6.11 MB) - 11/11/2010
• Letter to the editor - Make time to pause on Remembrance Day (VA060 PDF 48KB) (RTF 6.09 MB) - 05/11/2010
• Male Carers Highlighted in New DVD (VA059 PDF 43KB) (RTF 6.1 MB) - 05/11/2010
• Funding for projects honouring Australia's veterans (VA058 PDF 284KB) (RTF 6.75 MB) - 05/11/2010
• Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels Day commemorated at Kokoda (VA057 PDF 300KB) (RTF 550 KB) - 03/11/2010

October 2010

• New Veterans' Affairs Minister meets WA veterans (VA056 PDF 1MB) (RTF 6.09 MB) - 30/10/2010
• Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War (VA055 PDF 364KB) (RTF 6.11 MB) - 23/10/2010
• Grants to provide more support for veterans around Australia (VA053 PDF 472KB) (RTF 970 KB) - 16/10/2010
• New Veterans' Affairs Minister meets veterans in Brisbane (VA052 PDF 32KB) (RTF 546 KB) - 12/10/2010
• Help is a phone call away on World Mental Health Day (VA050 PDF 44KB) (RTF 1.16 MB) - 11/10/2010
• Liberals misfire on veterans' entitlements (VA049 PDF 32 KB) (RTF 1.16 MB) - 06/10/2010

Previous media releases

Media releases for July 2010 - September 2010 are available on this website.

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