ACU helping veterans and veteran families into university and new career opportunities
The Australian Catholic University has a dedicated team to support veterans into their degree programs. Special consideration and support...
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Change of plans: Transition options available for ADF personnel in wake of COVID-19
Defence personnel wanting to remain in the ADF are encouraged to contact their service career manager or transition coach.
Change of plans: Transition options available for ADF personnel in wake of COVID-19
Change of plans: Transition options available for ADF personnel in wake of COVID-19
Defence personnel wanting to remain in the ADF are encouraged to contact their service career manager or transition coach.
Defence personnel wanting to remain in the ADF are encouraged to contact their service career manager or transition coach.
Independent news and opinion for
the Australian veteran community.
Veteran Affairs
Mark Schroffel
- Nov 21, 2022
Riverina veteran support organisation making a world of difference needs $1.5m to secure facility
The eighth public hearing of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will be heard in Wagga Wagga between November 28 and...
@AVNHQ
- Nov 9, 2022
Dan Andrews promises cost of living relief for Victorian Veterans
As part of his election campaign, Dan Andrews' Labor Government promises to thank Victorian veterans and their families for their...
@AVNHQ
- Nov 9, 2022
RSL to host ESO forum to address Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide
The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) has announced it will host a National Forum for Ex-Service Organisations (ESOs), the...
Mark Schroffel
- Nov 7, 2022
Independent veteran community round-tables to provide unfiltered insights for much-needed reform
Members of the veteran community are alert to the dangers in pushing for fast resolution of issues in relation to the findings of the...
@AVNHQ
- Oct 27, 2022
RSL NSW Bid to Support Expansion of Veteran Hubs across NSW
In response to the Federal Governments budget commitment to establishing eight additional Veterans’ and Families’ Hubs across the...
@AVNHQ
- Oct 18, 2022
Government seeks public feedback for reform of veterans' legislation
Consultation on reforming veterans’ legislation now open with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) seeking submissions from the...
@AVNHQ
- Oct 6, 2022
Help available for Victorians impacted or making a submission to the Royal Commission
Melbourne Legacy in partnership with the Victorian State Government has established an easily accessible service to support to those in...
Mark Schroffel
- Sep 30, 2022
Canberra veterans' symposium a feat of grassroots leadership for wellbeing and advocacy
An important event is underway in Canberra today under the leadership of Ian Lindgren who has established a notable coterie of advocates...
@AVNHQ
- Sep 19, 2022
Veterans centre that “shouldn’t need to exist” marks its first year
A year after opening its doors to the nation, a veterans’ centre that admits it shouldn’t need to exist continues to be inundated with...
Andrew McDougall
- Sep 13, 2022
Friendly advice for those leaving the ADF and feeling unsure about what’s next
Andrew McDougall A friend recently announced on social media that he was being medically discharged. After 30 years, that was the end of...
Eamon Hale
- Sep 10, 2022
God save the King!
By Eamon Hale It was a momentous moment that most of us remember like it was yesterday. Standing in a Defence Force Recruiting Centre or...
Mark Schroffel
- Aug 31, 2022
Retrospective legislation set to revoke access to administrative justice
Draft legislation prepared by the Department of Treasury is expected to be tabled in parliament in early September that is likely to...
@AVNHQ
- Aug 30, 2022
Groundbreaking MOU future-proofs community support for veterans and their families
RSL NSW, ClubsNSW, and the RSL & Services Clubs Association join forces to provide better support to veterans and their families.
Andrew McDougall
- Aug 23, 2022
The invisible costs of service life and why fixing DVA is not the only answer
Andrew McDougall writes about the hidden costs of service life and the need to better support the psychological transition to civilian life.
Mark Schroffel
- Aug 17, 2022
RSL’s inadequate consultation in deciding top job
This year, unlike any other year in its recent history, RSL member and community expectations on the performance of the RSL in the...
@AVNHQ
- Aug 7, 2022
Breaking new ground for $65m mental health care hospital for veterans and first responders
On the 4th of August, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK CVO MC (Retd) and NSW Minister for Transport and Veterans David...
@AVNHQ
- Jul 15, 2022
Tony Ferris outlines his compelling vision for the RSL if elected National President
AVN's Eamon Hale speaks withTony Ferris about his vision for the RSL and how he plans to achieve it. This is essential viewing for anyone...
Eamon Hale
- Jul 4, 2022
Time marches on. And sometimes, it shuffles.
"All of us soldiers, all representing our mates, past and present who have served the nation, regardless the conflict or when it was."
Mark Schroffel
- Jun 26, 2022
RSL Australia is clearly trying, but fails to hit the mark
It’s time for the RSL to hold government accountable for its actions to veterans. If it chooses not to, someone else will.
@AVNHQ
- Jun 17, 2022
Bill Westhead calls for renewed leadership transparency within the RSL
17 June 2022 Re: Apathy and absence: RSL Australia plays politics at the expense of veteran advocacy Now that the dust has settled on the...
George Alban and Eamon Hale
- Jun 6, 2022
Apathy and absence: RSL Australia plays politics at the expense of veteran advocacy
By George Alban and Eamon Hale On 1 June 2022, RSL Australia’s entrenched failure to speak publicly on behalf of the veteran population...
Brian Briggs
- May 31, 2022
DVA’s provisional medical access scheme unfairly prioritises claimants and should be scrapped
Scrapping the injury trial that unfairly prioritises some claimants over others will help clear the claims backlog plaguing DVA
@AVNHQ
- May 31, 2022
G4VA strikes a chord for peer support and the life-changing experience of learning something new
Vietnam veteran, Jim Mavromatis, from Guitars for Vets Australia (G4VA) speaks to Angelica about his experiences in learning and playing...
@AVNHQ
- May 2, 2022
Victorian Government investing in jobs and new support services for veterans and their families
The Vic Govt is investing in supporting veterans and their families in its bid to make Victoria the desitination state for veterans.
@AVNHQ
- Apr 21, 2022
Veterans hold the lead in a powerful rehabilitation program
Military service is complex, challenging, and dangerous. But returning to civilian life also poses difficulties for the men and women who...
@AVNHQ
- Apr 19, 2022
Rescue dogs help ADF families in new wellbeing program
Australian charity, Happy Paws Happy Hearts Foundation has partnered with RSL Queensland to trial a new program for families of current...
@AVNHQ
- Apr 16, 2022
Grass-roots ESO members disillusioned with DVA and its opaque dealings with ESO leadership
Letter submitted by MAJ Rick Ryan (RTD) After watching the lackluster performance of Liz Cosson DVA on the 14th of April 2022, I am more...
@AVNHQ
- Apr 15, 2022
Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide extended to 17 June 2024
The Attorney General has granted an additional 12 months for the Royal Commission to prepare and deliver its final report, which is now...
@AVNHQ
- Apr 9, 2022
Independent tribunal to reconsider medallic recognition for Rifle Company Butterworth
The independent Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal will re-examine the issue of medallic recognition for Australians who served...
Mark Schroffel
- Apr 7, 2022
Australian Army Reservists with overseas experience needed for Swinburne employment transition study
Swinburne researchers are conducting a study into reservist's employment transitions after overseas duty.
Mark Schroffel
- Mar 28, 2022
A defiant Andrew Gee puts veterans ahead of self-interest
In a daring act of defiance, Andrew Gee, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel, stood ready to resign over a budget...
@AVNHQ
- Mar 22, 2022
ADF support to South East Queensland flood response nears completion
ADF personnel assisting flood-affected communities in SE Qld have begun returning home
@AVNHQ
- Mar 22, 2022
Construction of new veteran family wellbeing centre commences in Brisbane
RSL Queensland, Mates4Mates and developer Rogerscorp have today officially commenced construction of the new Stafford Services Hub
@AVNHQ
- Mar 13, 2022
ANVAM's Rock4RnR a triumph of community engagement
Rock4RnR a celebration of community and art with veteran performers and artists giving their all to entertain and delight.
@AVNHQ
- Mar 9, 2022
Free legal service for anyone making a submission to Royal Commission into Defence & Veteran Suicide
This article kindly submitted by DAVLS Community Engagement Officer, Nicholas Warren The Defence and Veterans Legal Service (DAVLS) is a...
Eamon Hale
- Feb 25, 2022
Ruxton's legacy, a force to be reckoned with
Bruce Ruxton died in 2011, leaving a legacy of dogged advocacy and service to Australian veterans and their families...
@AVNHQ
- Feb 23, 2022
Rescue dogs at the heart of innovative wellbeing program for current and ex-serving ADF families
Australian charity, Happy Paws Happy Hearts Foundation has partnered with RSL Queensland to trial a new program for families
Mark Schroffel
- Feb 21, 2022
Morrison unwittingly reveals Coalition weakness on national security
The politicisation of national security overshaddowing the safety of Australian defence and security personnel
Mark Schroffel
- Feb 8, 2022
Exclusive: AVNHQ speaks with Stephen Day and Robert Skoda on the year ahead for RSL Queensland
Stephen Day outlines his leadership approach and offers strategic insights on what's needed for the RSL to achieve its "noble purpose".
@AVNHQ
- Jan 30, 2022
Celebrating 40 years of Open Arms
The 29th of January marks the 40th anniversary of the Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling service, which provides critical...
Mark Schroffel
- Jan 19, 2022
Minister Andrew Gee says delays in letters from DVA on pensions should not have happened
Minister Gee responds to AVN on breakdown in communications to veterans affected by changes to DVA pension arrangements
Mark Schroffel
- Jan 18, 2022
Bungled communications leaves disabled veterans feeling short changed and looking for answers
A breakdown in communications is to blame for confusion and distress in relation to the cessation of DIFSA.
Kate Banville
- Jan 17, 2022
Forsaken Fighters: A triumph of mateship over a governement that acted with too little too late
Foresaken Fighters Australia helps family in hiding to escape Taliban rerpisals.
@AVNHQ
- Dec 23, 2021
Update on Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, 23 December 2021
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide held its first block of hearings in Brisbane between 29 November – 10 December 2021...
@AVNHQ
- Dec 21, 2021
Christmas messages from ADF Members deployed in Solomon Islands and Middle East
Merry Christmas to all
Eamon Hale
- Dec 18, 2021
A new Day in the Sunshine State
Eamon Hale's opinion piece on the election of Major General Stephen Day DSC AM as RSL Queensland's State President.
@AVNHQ
- Dec 14, 2021
It’s never too late to remember, and it’s never too late to make a difference
While another Remembrance Day has come and gone, the pain of losing a loved one never passes.
@AVNHQ
- Dec 13, 2021
Housing Spotlight: The RAAF Veterans' Residences Trust
The RAAF Veterans' Residences Trust provides low cost long-term housing for veterans in need.
Mark Schroffel
- Dec 11, 2021
AVN.Live: Royal Commission panel discussion and highlights, streaming from 7.30pm 14 December 2021
Tune in for observations and analysis on the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide
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