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September

Vietnam War commemorative service - 28/09/2016
Anniversary of the Battle of Polygon Wood - 26/09/2016
Appeals process simplified for veterans - 22/09/2016
Increase to veteran pensions - 20/09/2016
Addressing mefloquine concerns - 15/09/2016
Government response to Senate Inquiry Report on mental health of ADF members and veterans - 15/09/2016
Streamlined processing reduces red tape for veterans - 15/09/2016
Honouring Australian peacekeepers - 14/09/2016
World Suicide Prevention Day - 10/09/2016
Battle for Australia Day - 07/09/2016
Veterans’ grants build community connection - 06/09/2016
Saluting the service of our merchant mariners - 03/09/2016
Praise for volunteer veterans supporting other veterans - 02/09/2016
Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience opens in Townsville - 02/09/2016

August

Honouring Malaya and Borneo veterans - 31/08/2016
Australians urged to support Legacy during annual appeal - 29/08/2016
Students honour Australian Vietnam veterans - 24/08/2016
DVA supports vibrant veteran networks - 24/08/2016
Veterans helping veterans receive $4m boost - 24/08/2016
Vietnam Veterans Day and the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan - 18/08/2016
Cancellation of the 50th Anniversary Service at Long Tan - 17/08/2016
Victory in the Pacific Day - 15/08/2016
Joint media release - Government supports veterans and ADF personnel - 11/08/2016
50th anniversary of the end of the Indonesian Confrontation - 11/08/2016
Military awards for Long Tan veterans - 10/08/2016
Remembering the Battle of Lone Pine - 6/08/2016
Commemorative Program for Vietnam Veterans Day and the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan - 4/08/2016
Assistance for Long Tan veterans returning to Vietnam on 18 August 2016 - 3/08/2016

July

Lone Pine service at Gallipoli - 28/07/2016
Korean Veterans' Day - 27/07/2016
Minister Tehan’s speech at 100th anniversary commemoration service for Battle of Pozières - 25/07/2016
100th anniversary of the Battle of Pozières - 23/07/2016
Honouring Australia’s missing soldiers at Menin Gate - 22/07/2016
Minister Tehan’s speech at VC Corner Cemetery for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles - 20/07/2016
Minister Tehan's speech at Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles - 20/07/2016
Australia commemorates 100th anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles - 19/07/2016
Minister Tehan reappointed Minister for Veterans’ Affairs - 18/07/2016
Australia to honour the 100th Anniversary of Western Front Battles - 17/07/2016

June

Joint media release – Repatriation of Australians will help bring closure - 2/06/2016

May

Military repatriation chance to welcome home Australians - 29/05/2016
Tribute to Australia’s Vietnam Veterans - 26/05/2016
Australia commemorates Vietnam War veterans on 50th anniversary of Battle of Long Tan - 12/05/2016
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission Appointments - 07/05/2016
Australian War Memorial Council Appointments - 07/05/2016
Claims of cuts to veterans' hospitals are false - 04/05/2016
Statement on Anzac Commemorations in Australia and Overseas - 04/05/2016
Good luck to Australia's Invictus Games athletes - 04/05/2016
Budget media release: Delivering on mental health and enhanced support for veterans - 03/05/2016

April

Commemorative Grants Fund Local Community Projects 30/04/2016
Article 'Remember a forgotten hero from Gallipoli' by Dan Tehan, published in the Herald Sun, Monday 25 April 2016, page 21.
Gallipoli Anzac Day Dawn Service Address -25/04/2016
Australians commemorate Anzac Day and Centenary of the Western Front - 25/04/2016
Tehan honoured to represent Australia at Gallipoli Dawn Service - 21/04/2016
Funding to honour Australia's Vietnam veterans - 20/04/2016
Australians Reunited - 17/04/2016
Anzac Day arrangements on-track for Turkey and France - 15/04/2016
Joint media release – Roundtable with Townsville's Ex-Service Organisations - 15/04/2016
Commemorating the battles of Greece and Crete, 75 years on - 14/04/2016
Suncorp supports Australia's Anzac Centenary legacy - 13/04/2016
Remembering the Rats of Tobruk 75 years on - 10/04/2016
Secrets of the Gallipoli battlefield revealed - 08/04/2016

March

New Generation to learn the Importance of Commemoration - 29/03/2016
Commemorative Posters Depict Life on the Western Front - 29/03/2016
VetRide 2016 - 21/03/2016
Veteran Pensions Set to Increase - 20/03/2016
Release of Senate References Committee Report into the Mental Health of Australian Defence Force Members and Veterans - 18/03/2016
Students Honoured in Annual Simpson Prize - 15/03/2016
Remembering Brigadier Bill Rolfe AO (Retd) - 04/03/2016

February 2016

Statement on 25th Anniversary of the First Gulf War - 29/02/2016
Statement on Lone Pine Commemorations - 28/02/2016
Remembering the Bombing of Darwin - 19/02/2016

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