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June 2021

Veterans’ Oasis opens in Townsville — 09/06/2021
Australian War Memorial early works approved — 07/06/2021
50 years since Operation Overlord, including the Battle of Long Khanh — 06/06/2021

May 2021

Reflecting on First Nations' stories for Reconciliation Week — 28/05/2021
Honouring United Nations Peacekeepers — 28/05/2021
How a dog can change a life — 24/05/2021
Letter to the Editor — International Day of UN Peacekeepers — 24/05/2021
Preparations for Royal Commission moves to next phase — 22/05/2021
Northern Tasmania veterans have their say — 17/05/2021
Joint media release — South East Queensland Veteran Wellbeing Centre —13/05/2021
Securing the future of veteran welfare and support —11/05/2021
Saluting their Service Grants announced — 08/05/2021
Joint media release — Regional NSW veterans get boost in wellbeing support — 07/05/2021
Victory in Europe Day — 07/05/2021
Remembering The Battle Of The Coral Sea — 04/05/2021
Informing the Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission — 03/05/2021

April 2021

Australia Remembers the Battle of the Atlantic — 30/04/2021
‘Have your say’: Veterans’ Minister (Goulburn Valley) — 27/04/2021
United in remembrance on Anzac Day — 24/04/2021
Remembering the Battle of Kapyong 70 years on — 23/04/2021
‘Have your say’: Veterans’ Minister (Townsville) — 21/04/2021
Consultation open for Royal Commission — 21/04/2021
Joint Media release — Establishment of a Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide — 19/04/2021
Joint media release — Supporting South Australian veterans & their families — 18/04/2021
Letter to the Editor — 70 years since the Battle of Kapyong — 15/04/2021
Commemorating Anzac Day 2021 — 09/04/2021
Veterans’ Affairs Minister to visit Townsville — 09/04/2021
80th anniversary of the Siege of Tobruk — 09/04/2021
80 years on since the Allied campaigns in Greece and Crete — 05/04/2021

March 2021

Extra support to help veterans secure employment — 29/03/2021
Support for connecting ex-service organisations — 27/03/2021
Veterans' pensions set to increase — 20/03/2021
105 years since Australian troops first landed in France — 19/03/2021
Joint statement — ANAO report on DVA reform program welcomed — 11/03/2021
Educational resources to help Australians remember — 09/03/2021
Council of the Australian War Memorial re-appointments — 05/03/2021
Grants open for ex-service organisations — 05/03/2021
Veteran Family Advocate appointed to the MRCC — 04/03/2021
Veteran founded organisation delivers first assistance dog — 02/03/2021

February 2021

Commemorating Australia’s service in the Gulf War — 27/02/2021
Statement — Anzac Day spirit to continue in 2021 — 26/02/2021
Letter to the Editor — Remembering the First Gulf War 30 years on — 22/02/2021
Bombing of Darwin Day — The first air raids on Australia — 18/02/2021
Remembering our 'Nashos' — 13/02/2021
Grants support commemorating our military history — 12/02/2021
Anzac Day Schools’ Awards ask important question — 08/02/2021
Council of the Australian War Memorial Appointments — 05/02/2021
Boost in support for veteran mental health — 01/02/2021

January 2021

More than $1 million to honour Australia’s military history — 14/01/2021
Remembering the Battle of Bardia, 80 years on — 02/01/2021

December 2020

105th anniversary of the evacuation of Gallipoli — 19/12/2020
Statement from Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel — 18/12/2020
RSL Victoria to lead Veteran Wellbeing Centre in Wodonga — 17/12/2020
Joint media release — Greenslopes Red Cross site to be rejuvenated for the community — 14/12/2020
Joint media release — New Open Arms office for Rockingham, WA — 13/12/2020
Australian War Memorial development project update — 11/12/2020
Joint media release — SA Veteran Wellbeing Centre service providers secured — 10/12/2020
Veteran entrepreneurs join employment advisory committee — 05/12/2020
First psychiatric assistance dog provided in South Australia — 04/12/2020
Help is available, please reach out — 02/12/2020
Australian students connect with the Second World War — 02/12/2020

November 2020

Applications open for Younger Veteran Grants — 30/11/2020
Letter to the Editor: ADF personnel need our support — 24/11/2020
War Widows' Guild celebrates 75 years of support — 23/11/2020
New Justice Portal to help veterans — 23/11/2020
Statement — IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry findings — 19/11/2020
Last surviving brother of five receives a Commemorative Medallion — 17/11/2020
Applications now open for veteran and community grants — 17/11/2020
Veteran Central opens for business — 12/11/2020
Supporting the wellbeing of veterans and their families — 12/11/2020
New alumni network for Australian Veterans’ Children Assistance Trust — 10/11/2020
Ministerial statement – Fourth Annual Statement on veterans and their families — 10/11/2020
Australia pauses for our fallen personnel — 09/11/2020
Reflecting on Indigenous military service this NAIDOC Week — 09/11/2020
Grants help preserve Australia’s wartime heritage — 05/11/2020
Letter to the Editor — Remembrance Day — 03/11/2020

October 2020

Better transition outcomes for veterans — 29/10/2020
Unmarked First World War graves now identified — 27/10/2020
National network of Mental Health First Aiders — 24/10/2020
Letter to the Editor — Veterans’ Health Week — Social connection — 23/10/2020
Stay connected this Veterans’ Health Week — 23/10/2020
RSL LifeCare at centre of wellbeing for regional NSW veterans — 20/10/2020
Joint media release — Nominations for Veterans’ Employment Awards now open — 19/10/2020
Arms wide open to more veterans two years on — 18/10/2020
Look out for your mates on World Mental Health Day 2020 — 10/10/2020
Statement — Report provides further understanding of defence and veteran suicide — 09/10/2020
Interim response to Productivity Commission report and findings from the TPI Review — 08/10/2020
Supporting veterans’ mental health and employment — 06/10/2020
Appointment of interim National Commissioner welcomed — 01/10/2020

September 2020

Open Arms greeted in Mount Pleasant Western Australia — 30/09/2020
Joint media release — Tasmanian veteran support services one step close — 24/09/2020
New Open Arms office in Melbourne — 21/09/2020
Overseas Australian sites recognised in Tripadvisor awards — 17/09/2020
Joint media release — Open Arms Ipswich move — 13/09/2020
Remembering our nation's peacekeepers — 13/09/2020
Letter to the Editor — World Suicide Prevention Day — 10/09/2020
Australians recognise our fallen on Remembrance Day 2020 — 09/09/2020
Letter to the Editor — Remembering our Peacekeepers and Peacemakers — 08/09/2020
Funding available for Veterans' Health Week activities — 07/09/2020
Merchant Navy Day remembers merchant mariners’ vital wartime service — 02/09/2020
Australia’s Second World War defenders remembered — 01/09/2020

August 2020

Remembering the service of our Malaya and Borneo veterans — 30/08/2020
Legacy Week — Supporting our veterans' families — 29/08/2020
Welcome step towards suicide prevention for defence personnel and veterans — 27/08/2020
Letter to the Editor — Remembering the service of our Malaya and Borneo veterans — 25/08/2020
Veterans deliver new Australian War Memorial carpark — 25/08/2020
Significant new appointments to help shape the future of veterans' support — 23/08/2020
Veteran Family Advocate appointed — 22/08/2020
Veterans and their families have their say on research and telehealth hub — 19/08/2020
Veterans and their families seeking help during COVID-19 — 18/08/2020
Honouring those who served in the Vietnam War — 17/08/2020
75 years since the Second World War ended — 14/08/2020
Letter to the Editor — Recognising the contribution of our Vietnam Veterans — 14/08/2020
Media Statement — 10/08/2020
Op-Ed — 75 years since the end of the Second World War: Honouring the one million that served — 10/08/2020
105th Anniversary of the Battle of Lone Pine — 05/08/2020
Two new providers of psychiatric assistance dogs to support veterans — 05/08/2020
Letter to the Editor — One In A Million — Recognising our Second World War history — 03/08/2020
Letter to the Editor — New GP hotline to support veteran mental health — 03/08/2020
Practical steps to support veterans' mental health — 03/08/2020
Joint media release — One In A Million — Recognising our Second World War veterans — 02/08/2020
Council of the Australian War Memorial appointment — 01/08/2020
Anzac360 app explores the Fall of Singapore — 01/08/2020

July 2020

Women and Families Council boosted with skills and expertise — 31/07/2020
New initiative strengthens housing support for veterans — 29/07/2020
Commemorative Medallion and Certificate recognise Second World War veterans — 29/07/2020
Australians remember the 'Forgotten War' on Korean Veterans' Day — 26/07/2020
Letter to the Editor — 60th anniversary of the end of the Malayan Emergency — 24/07/2020
Commemorating the end of the Second World War, 75 years on — 20/07/2020
Local organisations receive funding to support veterans’ health and wellbeing — 08/07/2020
$4.2 million to support advocacy services for veterans — 07/07/2020
Free suicide prevention training for the veteran community — 07/07/2020
Letter to the Editor — Medallion and certificate recognise Second World War veterans — 06/07/2020
Veterans' views sought to shape future engagement — 02/07/2020
Joint media release — War Memorial re-opens in time for school holidays — 01/07/2020

June 2020

To our Reserve Forces — Australia says thank you — 30/06/2020
Look out for your mates — support available for veteran mental health — 26/06/2020
Funding boost for veteran care — 26/06/2020
Joint media release — Supporting the Tasmanian ex-service community — 25/06/2020
70 years since the start of the Korean War — 24/06/2020
Letter to the Editor — Look out for your mates — 22/06/2020
Census night 2021 will count our veterans — 19/06/2020
Australia’s communities preserving our military history — 14/06/2020
Boost to local communities supporting veterans’ health and wellbeing — 02/06/2020
75 stories in 75 days — the Second World War 75 years on — 01/06/2020
More than $1 million in mental health support for younger veterans — 01/06/2020

May 2020

Recognising the role of United Nations Peacekeepers — 28/05/2020
Keith Payne VC documentary premiere — 27/05/2020
Remembering our First Nations people who have served — 27/05/2020
Joint media release — Veterans’ contribution to Australia’s workforce recognised — 15/05/2020
The capture of Wewak remembered 75 years on — 14/05/2020
Statement — Vale Dr Patrick Simon AO — 14/05/2020
Joint media release — New facility for the Oasis one step closer to completion — 14/05/2020
Veterans' mental health and wellbeing at forefront of new Government strategy — 12/05/2020
Thanking and remembering our nation's military nurses — 11/05/2020
Veterans take home their assistance dogs — 10/05/2020
Family violence support for veterans and their families — 08/05/2020
75 years since Victory in Europe declared — 07/05/2020
Remembering the largest naval battle fought near Australia — 04/05/2020
Letter to the Editor: Victory in Europe Day — 01/05/2020

April 2020

Commemorating the Battle of the Atlantic — 30/04/2020
OBOE operations remembered 75 years on — 30/04/2020
Anzac Day 2020: commemorating the 105th anniversary of Gallipoli from home — 24/04/2020
Kapyong Day commemorates a significant battle of the Korean War — 24/04/2020
The Royal Australian Mint commemorates the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War — 23/04/2020
Open Letter — A message for veterans and their families — 22/04/2020
Honour the service and sacrifice at home for Anzac Day — 20/04/2020
Statement — Findings from the Jesse Bird inquest — 07/04/2020

March 2020

Mates4Mates delivers top end veteran support — 28/03/2020
Western Australia Veterans' Wellbeing Centre on track — 27/03/2020
2020 Anzac Day Schools’ Awards focus on Second World War — 23/03/2020
Veteran pensions set to increase — 20/03/2020
2020 Prime Minister’s Veterans’ Employment Awards ceremony cancelled — 19/03/2020
Anzac Day 2020 services — 18/03/2020
Understanding and preventing veteran suicide — 16/03/2020
Health and stimulus packages support veteran community — 16/03/2020
International Women’s Day — celebrating those who served — 08/03/2020
Supporting local communities to remember our service personnel — 06/03/2020
Joint media release — Feasibility study to strengthen supports for Canberra’s veteran community — 05/03/2020
Supporting Australian communities for Anzac Day 2020 — 05/03/2020
Planning and arrangements for overseas Anzac Day services 2020 — 05/03/2020

February 2020

Our nation remembers Rwanda peacekeepers — 22/02/2020
Australia remembers the bombing of Darwin — 19/02/2020
Operation Hammersley remembered 50 years on — 18/02/2020
Commemorative grants available to honour and remember Victory in the Pacific Day — 15/02/2020
Veterans to be counted on 2021 Census — 14/02/2020
Community organisations supporting veteran health and wellbeing — 14/02/2020
Honouring our National Servicemen — 13/02/2020
Letter to the Editor: 25 years since Australia’s involvement in United Nations Rwanda Mission — 10/02/2020
Letter to the Editor: 78th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin — 09/02/2020
Letter to the Editor: 50th anniversary of Operation Hammersley during the Vietnam War — 08/02/2020
Sale RSL honours the service of Sister May Hennessy — 08/02/2020
Supporting at risk veterans transitioning to civilian life — 07/02/2020
Statement — 06/02/2020
Powerful new body to tackle ADF and veteran suicides — 05/02/2020
Defence families welcomed to new postings across Australia — 03/02/2020
Flight Lieutenant's ID tags return home after 76 years — 03/02/2020

January 2020

Replacements for medals lost or destroyed in bushfires — 31/01/2020
Prime Minister’s Veterans’ Employment Awards Finalists — 22/01/2020
Support available to veterans affected by bushfires — 20/01/2020
Access to emergency medications for bushfire affected veterans — 15/01/2020

December 2019

104 years on since our troops left Gallipoli — 20/12/2019
Australia honours our Rwanda peacekeeping veterans — 19/12/2019
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission appointment — 18/12/2019
Joint communiqué — Veterans Ministerial Council — 13/12/2019
Australian War Memorial Director appointed — 13/12/2019
Simpler access to medical treatment for veterans — 06/12/2019
Open Arms community and peer program expands nationally — 01/12/2019

November 2019

Release of reports from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare — 29/11/2019
Expanding access to low cost home insurance for veterans and members of the Australian Defence Force — 28/11/2019
Veterans to play key role in memorial development project — 27/11/2019
Open tender for psychiatric assistance dogs for veterans — 26/11/2019
Commemorative projects showcase community spirit — 22/11/2019
Joint media release — Australian War Memorial Development Project — 18/11/2019
Veteran employment celebrated — 16/11/2019
Commemorating the service and sacrifice of our fallen — 11/11/2019
Local communities benefit from funding boost for commemorative grants — 05/11/2019
Joint media release — Respect and recognition for Australian Veterans — 03/11/2019
Communities salute service men and women — 01/11/2019

October 2019

Appointment to Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission — 30/10/2019
Joint media release — Local support for veterans in Townsville — 29/10/2019
Increased veterans' satisfaction with DVA services — 29/10/2019
Joint media release — Australia Zoo supports ex-service community on Sunshine Coast Veterans Day — 28/10/2019
Letter to the Editor — Remembrance Day — 28/10/2019
Veterans' Health Week focused on mental wellbeing — 25/10/2019
Anzac Day Schools' Awards winners showcase creativity — 23/10/2019
Greater recognition for veterans and their families — 22/10/2019
Ministerial statement — third annual statement on veterans and their families — 16/10/2019
Council of the Australian War Memorial appointment — 01/10/2019

September 2019

Assistance dogs to support veterans with PTSD — 27/09/2019
Government seeks input into mental health and wellbeing strategy and national action plan — 24/09/2019
Veteran pensions set to increase — 20/09/2019
More support to former partners of veterans — 17/09/2019
Remembering the vital role of Australia’s peacekeepers — 14/09/2019
Government taking action to support veteran employment — 12/09/2019
Remembrance Day mail out encouraging younger Australians to learn about wartime history — 11/09/2019
Funding for organisations to support our veteran community — 05/09/2019
Commemorating Battle for Australia Day — 03/09/2019
80 years on from the Second World War Australia remembers — 02/09/2019
The role of our merchant mariners remembered — 02/09/2019

August 2019

Supporting veterans' families this Legacy Week — 31/08/2019
Malaya and Borneo veterans commemorated — 30/08/2019
Joint communiqué — Veterans Ministerial Council — 23/08/2019
Younger Veterans' Mental Health Grants — 21/08/2019
Vietnam Veterans' legacy remembered — 17/08/2019
Joint media release — From coast to country: Mobile service centres take government services to the bush — 16/08/2019
Homelessness in the veteran community statement — 16/08/2019
Victory in the Pacific Day — remembering the end of the second world war — 15/08/2019
AWM Director thanked for outstanding achievements — 15/08/2019
Honouring women's contribution to our defence — 14/08/2019
Support for military families in coping with trauma — 02/08/2019
Leopold War Memorial receives Armistice grant — 01/08/2019

July 2019

Women and Families United by Defence Service council members announced — 31/07/2019
Nation pauses to remember the Korean War Armistice — 26/07/2019
Open Arms retains mental health accreditation — 22/07/2019
Mental health and suicide prevention a welcome national priority — 08/07/2019
NAIDOC Week — the role of indigenous servicemen and women — 08/07/2019
Joint media release — Productivity Commission report into Compensation and Rehabilitation of Veterans released — 04/07/2019
Minister welcomes support for veterans from Governor-General — 01/07/2019
Making it easier for veterans to access support — 01/07/2019

June 2019

Australia marks Reserve Forces Day — 30/06/2019
Outgoing Repatriation Commissioner thanked for dedicated service — 28/06/2019
100 years since the signing of the Treaty of Versailles — 28/06/2019
Media statement — Veteran Treatment Cycle initiative — 27/06/2019
No changes to Victoria Cross recipients' travel entitlements — 27/06/2019
Veteran Mental Health and Wellbeing Summit statement — 26/06/2019
Veterans' Mental Health Summit to inform government's strategy — 25/06/2019
Free annual health checks for personnel leaving defence force — 21/06/2019
More than 75,000 veterans using DVA online services — 19/06/2019
Joint media release — Assistance dogs-in-training to support our veterans — 18/06/2019
Veterans' health week to focus on mental health — 18/06/2019
New National President for the RSL appointed — 12/06/2019
Letter to the Editor: Veteran Mental Health Support — 10/06/2019
Veterans gather to commemorate Battle of Binh Ba 50 years on — 06/06/2019
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings — 05/06/2019

May 2019

Reconciliation Week — walking together with courage — 31/05/2019
Honouring United Nations Peacekeepers — 29/05/2019
Chester reappointed as Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel — 28/05/2019

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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