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This year marks twenty-five years since Australian peacekeepers deployed as part of International Force East Timor (INTERFET), and led by Australia’s General Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK, CVO, MC (Retd), it remains Australia's largest peacekeeping mission to date, and Australia’s largest overseas military deployment since the Vietnam War.
Australians have gathered around the world today in the thousands to honour all those who have
In locations across the country and around the world, Australians have gathered today to honour
Anzac Day – 25 April – is Australia’s national day to recognise all military personnel who have
Thousands have gathered in Australia and around the world to commemorate Anzac Day and pay tribute
Today, the Preliminary Interim Report from the Interim National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention was tabled by government and publicly released. This coincided with the release of the AIHW report: Serving and ex-serving ADF members who have served since 1985: suicide monitoring 2001 to 2019 report.
As a lasting legacy to a man who has done so much to preserve the memory of Australian First World War veterans and for Franco-Australian relations, former Mayor of Villers-Bretonneux, Dr Patrick Simon AO, has had a room dedicated in his name at the Sir John Monash Centre (SJMC).
Today is Reserve Forces Day, a day to recognise the vital role of those who have served our nation in the Navy, Army and Air Force through the Australian Defence Force Reserves.
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Data and Insights Branch has been selected as the Winner for Business Innovation in The Australian Business Awards 2020 for its Priority Investment Approach — Veterans (PIA-V) evidence-based platform