Veterans’ campaigner Graham Walker’s 21 years in the Australian Regular Army included active service during the Indonesian Confrontation and the Vietnam War. He was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star. After retiring from the Australian Army in the early 1980s, Graham shifted his focus to the domestic battleground […]

A first-hand view of fighting the communist terrorists — Hussaini Abdul Karim, August 30, 2011 AUG 30 — A week before we received our Agong‟s commission, which was to be held on April 14, 1972, all Royal Military College (RMC), Sungei Besi, Kuala Lumpur graduating officer cadets of Short Service Commission Intake 20 and Regular Commission […]

I often think of warriors who fought the fight To ensure that our way of life was kept right In arenas of cruel harsh terrain, day and night Desert, jungle and mountain height Their bed a mattress of rock or muddy ground Home a shell scrape or behind a dirt mound A smothering dark bunker […]

Suddenly, bright blinding light from a bursting flare A weary soldier woken from bliss to living nightmare Sweet dreams of his wife stolen by the uninvited glare In a pulse beat he senses new danger on a hill of madness A crowded noisy theatre complete with death and sadness Stumbling footsteps are near and shouts […]

The attached letter is to advise that the Repatriation Commission has endorsed revised Guidelines on the Special Rate and Intermediate Rate of disability pension under the Veterans’ Entitlement Act 1986 (VEA). The revised Guidelines are titled CM6882 Special Rate and Intermediate Rate of pension and are now available in the Department of Veteran Affairs Consolidated Library of Information and Knowledge. […]

Hi Folks   It is that time again to put together the team/s for ‘Push to the Bush’ for 2013.   For those who don’t know what this is, this will be the 8th year that we have organised groups  of Veterans to go out to the small country towns and take the message of […]

  Wednesday, 6 March 2013                                                                                                               VA018     CHANGES TO AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ROLL OF HONOUR APPLAUDED     The Council of the Australian War Memorial has today agreed to recognise all members of the Australian Defence Force who have died on operational service, including non-warlike operations, on the Roll of Honour.   Minister for […]

Guys, Have just received a reply letter from Senator Ronaldson, shadow minister for VA. As you can read from its content, the incoming Lib Gov will not be reviewing the RCB issue when they take power. Robert Cross

From a British soldier in Iraq.   Written by Patrick Campbell They flew me ‘ome from Baghdad with a bullet in me chest. Cos they’ve closed the army ‘ospitals, I’m in the NHS. The nurse, she ain’t no Britisher an’ so she ain’t impressed. It’s like I’m some street corner thug who’s come off second […]

Inspired by the departure of WO1 Brian Moore, RSM,  51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment and dedicated to all those ugly bastards who wore galloping horses and carried a pace stick     Imagine so many ghosts marching past From the original senior soldier to the very last One after the other in single file Then reflect […]