DVA’s Budget Initiatives and Explanations of Appropriations Specified by Outcomes and Programs are contained in The Minister’s Portfolio Budget Statements 2017-18 and Budget Related Paper No. 1.4B They contain an Overview of The Department of Veterans’ Affairs Portfolio  and details of its resources and planned performance of both The Department of Veterans’ Affairs and The  Australian War Memorial READ MORE

Transport concessions are invaluable when getting around your hometown or visiting from interstate. Unfortunately, these concessions can vary from state to state, and finding out what’s available can be confusing. This handy guide will outline which concessions you’re entitled to and where.

WO1 Reg Bandy, an original member of the Royal Australian Regiment, died in Perth yesterday. I have attached his Bio from the 7RAR website. Porky Seven | WO1 Reginald A. Bandy, MBE

This poem was prompted by visits to schools during ANZAC services in FNQ where young Aussies do all of us proud…  Our Nation’s Proud Torch Burns Bright A crowded sea of faces in the school hall A choir reaches out to them with sweet call Disciplined youth bursting with innocence of life Honoring those from yesterday […]

The May edition of NSCnews Online is out now.

The Australian Veterans Alliance have had one of their member groups working on tax issues that impact our most injured Veterans incapacity benefit’s under DFRDB and MSBS. They have asked the question of the ATO as to why compensatory payments in the form of Invalidity Benefits paid to Injured members of the ADF post discharge, […]

On recent ANZAC parades in the deep south I was appalled at the conduct of mindless fools who organised  indigenous veterans to march separately from their comrades beneath an indigenous flag. It was a deliberate act of unjustified political correctness to flout well established protocol and thus threaten the very core of the military ethos […]

This confronting Four Corners episode on the transition issues suffered by elite athletes after retirement, which include but are not limited to depression, worthlessness, injuries, reliance on prescription medicine and the battle to find work, is similar to the re-entry problems faced by many military persons returning to civilian life. READ MORE Sports psychologist Dr […]

The WRA triennial process to determine ADF pay increases for 2017 -2020 is essentially on track and proceeding as expected. DFWA provides this Update: • It is currently at the CDF/Minister stage, so no specific details are available yet. • We understand the Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal (DFRT) will be given a progress report later in […]

Rest in Peace: 240213 Lieutenant Colonel The Reverend Monsignor Eugene Joseph Harley OAM Royal Australian Army Chaplains Department. Sad news of the passing of Monsignor Eugene Harley who died peacefully in bed on ANZAC Day. His funeral will take place at 11.00 am on Friday 5 May 2017 in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 23 […]