Further Investments to Support Veterans and Families

The Albanese Government is investing an additional $328.1 million in the 2023-24 Budget to support the more than 340,000 veterans and dependants accessing services through the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA).

Legacy Torch Relay WA Reception

Legacy Torch Relay WA Reception
Fremantle, WA
FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023

SPEECH

I’d like to begin by acknowledging the Whadjuk people of the Nyoongar nation, and pay my respects to their Elders, past and present.

58 years since aussie troops committed to the Vietnam War

On this day in 1965, then Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced in Parliament that Australia would send an infantry battalion of combat troops to Vietnam, significantly increasing our commitment to Australia’s longest 20th century conflict.

Anzac Day Dawn Service

ANZAC Commemorative Site
Gallipoli, Türkiye
TUESDAY, 25 APRIL 2023

SPEECH

It is a privilege to be with you here today at the ANZAC Commemorative Site, as we mark the 108th anniversary of the Allied landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula. 

Five World War I soldiers identified

Five Australian soldiers who fought and died in the attack at Fromelles in France more than 106 years ago have been formally identified.