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April 2019

Joint media release — SEATO Bill receives Royal Assent — 08/04/2019
Photo exhibition thanks Australian service men and women — 05/04/2019
New research provides deeper look at serving and ex-serving community — 04/04/2019
Budget puts veterans and their families first — 03/04/2019
Computer-based trial designed to assist veterans leaving the military — 01/04/2019
Council of the Australian War Memorial appointments — 01/04/2019

March 2019

Remembrance Bridge opens ahead of Anzac Day — 31/03/2019
Joint media release — Australian Government funds Shepparton Light Horse statue — 27/03/2019
Joint media release — Independent inquiry into the administration of Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits scheme commutation arrangements — 25/03/2019
Media statement regarding Anzac Day Services at Anzac Cove — 20/03/2019
Veteran pensions set to increase — 20/03/2019
Senior Australian soldier next Repatriation Commissioner — 19/03/2019
Government commits $2.1 million to anti-malarial initiative — 15/03/2019
Joint media release — Eternal Flame to burn at Maroochydore — 14/03/2019
Improvements recommended to Veterans' Advocacy Services — 13/03/2019
Veteran and Community Grants announced — 12/03/2019
Minister for Veterans' Affairs visits Queensland — 11/03/2019
Commemorative Grants preserve our wartime heritage — 08/03/2019
International Women's Day — recognising women in war time — 08/03/2019
Project Lead for Australian War Memorial redevelopment announced — 07/03/2019
Commemorative grants to educate future generations of Australians — 07/03/2019
Anzac Day mail-out helps educate future generations — 07/03/2019
Media statement — Vale Leslie Allen Carlyon AC — 06/03/2019
Recognition of families left behind — 06/03/2019
Joint media release — Employment Awards highlight veterans are good for business — 05/03/2019
Funding Announced to Support Younger Veterans — 01/03/2019

February 2019

Major General Natasha Fox appointed to the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission — 27/02/2019
Community and Peer Program to help vulnerable Australian veterans — 27/02/2019
Media statement — Anzac Day Villers-Bretonneux, France — 25/02/2019
Greater recognition for veterans and their families — 20/02/2019
Australia remembers the bombing of Darwin — 19/02/2019
Finalists announced for 2019 Prime Minister's Veterans' Employment Awards — 18/02/2019
Reappointment of Director of the Australian War Memorial — 14/02/2019
Joint media release — Fast-tracking support to SEATO doctors and nurses — 14/02/2019
New appointment brings unique perspective to Council of the Australian War Memorial — 13/02/2019
First World War veterans not forgotten — 05/02/2019

January 2019

Joint media release — Supporting younger veterans in tertiary study — 29/01/2019
Veterans' Affairs Minister to visit South Australia — 25/01/2019
Expanded online claiming for veterans — 22/01/2019
Appointment of members to the Veterans' Review Board — 18/01/2019
Appointment of new Office of War Graves Director — 10/01/2019

December 2018

Gold Card for Doctors and Nurses from the Vietnam war — 16/12/2018
Council for Women and Families United by Defence Service — 14/12/2018
Productivity Commission draft report into compensation and rehabilitation for veterans — 14/12/2018
Thailand Hellfire Pass Centre tells important story — 12/12/2018
Investment pays on claims processing times — 06/12/2018
Government welcomes Mefloquine report — 05/12/2018

November 2018

Council of the Australian War Memorial appointments — 27/11/2018
Census statement — 16/11/2018
Remembering Veterans' Service and Sacrifice focus of Grants — 16/11/2018
Virtual reality brings Australian Remembrance Trail to life — 09/11/2018
Australians commemorate Remembrance Day 2018 and Centenary of the First World War Armistice — 09/11/2018
Just Ask about your military history, you might be amazed — 07/11/2018
New Lions unveiled at the Menin Gate in Ieper — 06/11/2018
Who do you remember during a minute's silence — 04/11/2018
Joint media release — Jobs for veterans — 02/11/2018
Bird Inquiry independent reviewer — 02/11/2018
Joint media release — Telling the stories of our service men and women — 01/11/2018

October 2018

Joint media statement — Recognising and respecting our veterans — 27/10/2018
Joint Communiqué – Veterans' Ministers' meeting — 27/10/2018
Grants help communities commemorate Centenary of Armistice — 25/10/2018
Funding to support veterans and their communities — 25/10/2018
Ministerial statement — Veterans and their Families — 24/10/2018
Joint media release — International Ministerial (5-Eyes) Conference on Veterans' Issues — 21/10/2018
Veterans' Ministers come together at Invictus 2018 — 20/10/2018
Open Arms – Veterans and Families Counselling Launch — 19/10/2018
Transition front and centre at Invictus18 Symposium — 19/10/2018
Forums focus on veterans' families and employment — 18/10/2018
Study finds most military families resilient, healthy, financially secure — 18/10/2018
Nation remembers prisoners of war on the 75th anniversary of Thai-Burma Railway completion — 16/10/2018
Enhanced services to be provided to veterans and their families in Queensland — 10/10/2018
Joint media release — Military history, commemoration and education thrives in Maryborough — 10/10/2018
Joint media release — Veteran and Community Grant for Tin Can Bay RSL — 10/10/2018
Joint media release — RSL sub-branches key to continued veteran engagement — 09/10/2018
Minister Chester in Townsville to discuss veteran issues — 08/10/2018
Joint media release — More support offered to Toowoomba veterans — 08/10/2018

September 2018

Veteran pensions set to increase — 26/09/2018
Funding for national ex-service organisations — 25/09/2018
Veterans' Employment Program — nominations for 2019 awards open — 24/09/2018
Nutrition key theme for Veterans' Health Week 2018 — 22/09/2018
Accessible mental health support for veterans — 21/09/2018
Supporting veterans and their communities — 20/09/2018
Honouring the contribution of Australia's Peacekeepers — 14/09/2018
Female Veterans share their unique perspective — 12/09/2018
Minister Announces Anzac Day Schools' Awards Winners — 12/09/2018
Honouring women's contribution to our defence — 12/09/2018
Schools' mail-out to encourage milestone recognition — 10/09/2018
Appointment of members to the Veterans' Review Board — 07/09/2018
Celebrating veterans' artistic talent — 07/09/2018
Support our veterans by buying a Legacy badge — 07/09/2018
Joint media release — Thirty-three headstones and plaques for World War One Veterans unveiled — 06/09/2018
Remembering the Battle for Australia — 05/09/2018
Commemorating the Service of Australia's Merchant Mariners — 03/09/2018

August 2018

Commemorating the Service of Malaya and Borneo Veterans — 31/08/2018
50 years since Australia's RAAF Thailand service — 31/08/2018
Boeing Defence to join Industry Advisory Committee on Veterans' Employment — 30/08/2018
Ex-Service Organisations Receive Funding Boost — 29/08/2018
Vietnam Veterans' Day and the Battle of Long Tan — 18/08/2018
73 years since Victory in the Pacific — 14/08/2018
Joint media release — Military skills enlisted to help defend Australia's welfare system — 13/08/2018
DVA online services now available through myGov — 10/08/2018
Strengthening bi-lateral relationships on veterans' issues — 08/08/2018
Centenary of unprecedented First World War victory — 08/08/2018
Remembering the Battle of Lone Pine — 06/08/2018

July 2018

New Practitioner Support Service to assist in veteran mental health treatment — 27/07/2018
Supporting younger veterans grant applications now open — 27/07/2018
Nation thanks veterans on 65th Korean War Armistice anniversary — 26/07/2018
RSL continues supporting veteran community — 20/07/2018
Joint media release — Investing in NSW North Coast commemorative projects — 18/07/2018
Joint media release — The countdown is on — 100 days until the Invictus Games in Sydney — 12/07/2018
NAIDOC Week — Honouring the service and sacrifice of Indigenous service women — 09/07/2018
Remembering the Battle of Hamel 100 years on — 04/07/2018
Visiting the Australian Remembrance Trail — 03/07/2018
Community Grants for Projects Honouring Veterans — 02/07/2018
Remembering Our Reserve Forces — 01/07/2018

June 2018

Long Tan Bursary recipients announced — 29/06/2018
Joint statement — Response to ANAO Audit Efficiency of Veterans Service Delivery by the Department of Veterans' Affairs — 27/06/2018
Minister addresses RSL Queensland State Congress — 23/06/2018
Pathways For Veteran Employment — 22/06/2018
Community projects receive grants to commemorate Centenary of Armistice — 18/06/2018
Government committed to improving transition — 16/06/2018
Kings Park Remembrance Walk App Funding announced — 16/06/2018

May 2018

Veterans' Advocacy Study Discussion Paper Released — 31/05/2018
Assistance dog trial to help tackle veteran mental health — 30/05/2018
Indigenous service honoured during Reconciliation Week — 27/05/2018
Expanding essential services for veterans and their families — 24/05/2018
Funding applications open for Veterans' Health Week 2018 — 23/05/2018
Appointment of President of the Repatriation Commission — 22/05/2018
Council of the Australian War Memorial appointments — 22/05/2018
Submissions sought to inquiry into compensation and rehabilitation for veterans — 21/05/2018
Veterans' Affairs Minister focussed on transition — 19/05/2018
50th anniversary of Australia's largest Vietnam battles — 10/05/2018
Budget puts veterans and their families first — 09/05/2018
73 years since Victory in Europe — 08/05/2018
Australians encouraged to recognise Battle of Coral Sea — 05/05/2018

April 2018

National commemoration for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic — 29/04/2018
New online database reveals the artefacts of the Gallipoli battlefield — 27/04/2018
Australia to gift replica Menin Gate lions to Belgian city of Ieper — 26/04/2018
Australians show strong support for Anzac Day commemorations — 25/04/2018
Sir John Monash Centre opens on Anzac Day 2018, the Centenary of the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux — 25/04/2018
Kapyong Day commemorates landmark battle of Korean War — 24/04/2018
Australian Government supports outstanding French sites — 22/04/2018
Expanding services for veterans and their families in partnership with Australia Post — 18/04/2018
Australians encouraged to commemorate Anzac Day 2018 — 18/04/2018
Putting veterans and their families first — new study to improve advocacy services — 16/04/2018
Minister welcomes announcement of new Department Secretary appointment — 11/04/2018
Research into the wellbeing of serving and ex-serving personnel released — 05/04/2018

March 2018

One month until Australia's 2018 Commemorative Program begins — 29/03/2018
Joint media release — Rewarding excellence in veteran employment — 28/03/2018
Joint media statement — Independent inquiry into the system of compensation and rehabilitation for veterans — 28/03/2018
Australias brightest young historians recognised — 27/03/2018
2018 Anzac Day mailout — 23/03/2018
Delivering better services for veterans and their families — 22/03/2018
Veteran pensions set to increase — 20/03/2018
Grants supporting ex-service organisations now open for applications — 14/03/2018
International Women's Day — honouring the service and sacrifice of women — 08/03/2018

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