This article was writen by Ross Eastgate a military veteran and Columnist for the Townsville Bulletin. “THE late professor Jozef “Willy” Wilczynski held a jaundiced view of the centrally controlled economies of the old Soviet socialist bloc. The World War II Polish underground veteran was scathing of a system where supply was totally disconnected from […]

The PM is going direct to the people in the Western Sydney Suburbs next Sunday to Friday to listen to their concerns. If you live in those areas and are concerned with the Government’s military injustices related to breaches of “contracts” by its failures to: Restore veterans disability pensions to the right parity rate (this […]

                                                    The RAR Corporation wishes all Australians an enjoyable Australia Day with the understanding that this day recognises the contribution that many people have made to making Australia what it […]

Many members of the Defence family are angered and dismayed with the PM’s responses to David Jamison’s questions on fair indexation of military superannuation on the recent online forum program, “Hangout with the PM”. In this video, AVM Peter Criss (Retd) reflects their concerns with his insightful comments on the PM’s remarks.  Misha Schubert the moderator, who has a […]

AS YOU KNOW WE ARE FIGHTING THE CASE FOR FAIR INDEXATION FOR DEFENCE SUPER PENSIONS THIS ALSO EFFECTS OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE PUBLIC SERVER WHO ARE ALSO FIGHTING THE CASE. PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE AND ASK THEM TO VOTE EVEN IF THEY AREN’T IN DEFENCE, IT IS FOR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE DEFENCE […]

        This is the letter young 9yo William wrote to Defence Minister Stephen Smith when he was not able to join his “papa” who also wrote and hand delivered his own letter to the minister.  See his grandfathers letter by clicking here.  

The following is an exchange of letters between DFWA/ADSO and the Defence Minister, The Hon.Stephen Smith on significant Fair Go Campaign issues: 1. 30 November 2011 from DFWA to the Defence Minister 2. 07 March 2012 to DFWA from the Defence Minister 3. 06 June 2012 from DFWA/ADSO to the Defence Minister Note that for […]

Scientists have begun to understand the full impact bomb blasts have on the brains of those who live through them. Over the past decade, scores have been killed and maimed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and now new US research compares the survivors to concussed athletes. Unfortunately the symptoms […]