Date February 25, 2013 David Forbes Major-General John Cantwell has told a parliamentary inquiry the Defence Force needs to continue its efforts to de-stigmatise mental health problems if it is to deal with the growing number of veterans returning from operations with post traumatic stress disorder. Soldiers will not acknowledge they have PTSD […]
Senator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs M E D I A S T A T E M E N T Monday, 25 February 2013 Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial The Australian War Memorial has, under successive Australian Governments, always enjoyed appropriate independence from interference by the government of […]
Reproduced from Navy Victoria Network – 1 March 2013 The Australian Government has today announced that no Victoria Cross (VC) will be awarded posthumously for any of the 13 individuals who were the subject of the recent Inquiry into Unresolved Recognition for Past Acts of Naval and Military Gallantry and Valour (the Inquiry). Following intense […]
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 […]
During Lent we are invited to consider the nature of our lives and our actions in a time of reflection, prayer and penance as we prepare for Easter. We may even consider the painful times when we feel let down or we let others down. So to begin, the other day I encountered two people. […]
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 […]
SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2013 Service at Butterworth Air Base 1970 – 1989 in Context Prepared in Support of the RCB Claim for Recognition of Service Posted by Ken Marsh (Swampy) at 8:34 PM 1. RCB on January 8, 2013 at 11:52 am said: You may want to check this out http://kenswampymarsh1.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/service-at-butterworth-air-base-1970.html?spref=fb Reply ↓ Introduction In […]
The team, comprised of eight members from Townsville’s 2nd Battalion, traversed the 50 kilometre course in 40 hours carrying 40 kilograms of gear each. “It was tough” admits team leader Corporal Lee Newham who says the challenges they were given were complicated further by the Welsh weather and soggy, mountainous terrain. “Especially moving by night, […]
When Governor-General Quentin Bryce awarded Corporal Daniel Keighran with the Victoria Cross he earned a unique distinction in the history of The Royal Australian Regiment, he became the RAR’s first soldier to be awarded our nations highest award while on active service with a Battalion of the Regiment. Since the Second World War and the formation of the RAR, […]
Major General Cedric Maudsley Ingram ‘Sandy’ Pearson AO, DSO, OBE, MC (retired) was farewelled with full military honours at Newington College in Sydney today. Born in Kurri Kurri, NSW, Major General Pearson graduated from the Royal Military College Duntroon in 1940 and went on to have an extensive military career spanning 36 years. He saw […]
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