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Veteran, defence records made easier to access

How veterans and defence force personnel request access to information will change, as the government implements more recommendations from the royal commission.

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Army veteran's wife tells Q+A her husband tried to take his life more than 30 times, as she calls for more funding from government

Australian Army veteran Dave has tried to end his life more than 30 times since returning from Timor-Leste. He and his wife have used a Q+A appearance to implore the government to better support defence personnel.

ABC News

‘Lives are at stake’: Veterans Centre Australia closes after major funder pulls out, leaving hundreds in limbo

The not-for-profit group helped up to 600 clients at a time access services including healthcare, financial and employment support

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Veterans are being forced to pay for healthcare that should be free as GPs opt out

Some clinics not accepting the gold card that entitles war veterans to free healthcare as rebates fail to keep up with cost of delivering care

The Guardian - AU

Veterans paying for service-related healthcare as GPs stop accepting rebate

Lack of timely and affordable medical care across Australia is exacerbating chronic health issues and causing mental distress among veterans, advocate says

The Guardian - AU

Defence veterans' entitlement schemes to be overhauled in bid to 'save lives'

Defence Force personnel are being promised easier access to veterans' entitlements under an overhaul of legislation, as the minister confirms the backlog of claims is still above 42,000.

ABC News

New laws to give veterans easier access to compensation

How Australian veterans access compensation will be overhauled after the government declared existing laws over-complicated.

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Australia prepared for possible Russian cyber-attacks after troops sent to train Ukraine soldiers – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Ukraine Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko welcomes ADF training commitment as first troops deploy from Darwin

Ukraine's ambassador to Australia has praised ADF troops who are being deployed to the UK to help train Ukrainian soldiers fight against Russia.

ABC News

Australian troops fly to UK to teach Ukrainian recruits ‘infantry tactics for urban and wooded environments’

Federal government says aim is to help Ukrainian fighters ‘gain the military skills needed to defend their homeland’

The Guardian - AU

Bullsbrook community to get fresh water supply after toxic PFAS firefighting foam contamination

Property owners in Perth's north are still years away from getting a fresh water supply after a toxic firefighting chemical leached into their community, but they are relieved that progress is finally being made.

ABC News

Australian War Memorial says Shellal Mosaic taken during World War I would not be accepted into its collection today

There have been calls for the nearly 1500-year-old mosaic to be returned to its place of origin, however, the Australian War Memorial says that "may further damage what remains of this precious work".

ABC News

Cyber-attack on Australian defence contractor may have exposed private communications between ADF members

Dataset from communications platform ForceNet containing up to 40,000 records may be compromised after breach on external provider

The Guardian - AU

Government tells Hunter historians WWI service medals were 'likely destroyed'

"Nobody wants to look and it's because they're fearful of what they will find."

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Beazley appointed to War Memorial council

Former Labor leader Kim Beazley has been appointed as the newest member of the Australian War Memorial Council.

The Guardian - AU

The Australian War Memorial’s intransigence on depicting the frontier wars speaks louder than words

Any meaningful shift in policy will need to amount to more than acquiring and hanging new artwork in a dedicated space

The Conversation

Recognising the warriors: Henry Reynolds on the war memorial's surprising change of direction

First Nations people please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating moments in history, including the distress and death of First Nations people.

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Submarine commanders to be Australian made

The navy will conduct an inaugural submarine commander course in an effort to boost sovereignty by dispelling the need for personnel to train overseas.

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The Guardian - AU

The Anzac cloak has shielded the Australian War Memorial from criticism. Its recognition of frontier violence is long overdue

The integrity of Australian history demands truth-telling and our shrine to the military should lead the way

The Guardian - AU

Australian War Memorial promises ‘much broader, deeper’ depiction of frontier wars

Move comes after AWM faced criticism for sparse presentation of atrocities against Indigenous Australians during colonisation

AAP

Veterans deserve an apology, says minister

Veterans and their families deserve an apology for inappropriate care and consideration, says the federal minister in charge of the claims system.

The Canberra Times

'I say sorry': government apologises for failing Australian veterans

The government has agreed to all but two of the recommendations from the Royal Commission's first report, but won't lift parliamentary privilege.

ABC News

Veterans' minister apologises to military personnel over defence suicide rates after 'successive governments' failed

More veterans have died by suicide than in conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the veterans' affairs minister says he will take action where "successive governments" have failed.

AAP

Minister vows action on veteran suicide

Veterans Affairs Minister Matt Keogh is pledging to formally respond as quickly as possible to the royal commission's interim report into veteran suicide.

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Nation's peacekeepers honoured in Canberra

Australia has marked the 75th anniversary of the country's first peacekeeping operation with a special ceremony in Canberra.

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