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Latest news: Veterans Affairs

Young people less likely to mark Remembrance Day

Young people less likely to mark Remembrance Day

Young Australians are turning away from commemorating the nation's veterans on Remembrance Day as calls mount for better awareness programs.

Traumatised veterans, racehorses benefit from therapy

Traumatised veterans, racehorses benefit from therapy

Traumatised veterans, racehorses benefit from therapy

Traumatised veterans, racehorses benefit from therapy

War veterans struggling with their mental health are finding a surprisingly effective therapy in re-training skittish and traumatised ex-racehorses.

Almost 6000 submissions to defence royal commission

Almost 6000 submissions to defence royal commission

Almost 6000 submissions to defence royal commission

Almost 6000 submissions to defence royal commission

Submissions to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide have closed ahead of a final report due to be handed to the federal government next year.

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War crimes probes shouldn't 'endlessly pursue' veterans

War crimes probes shouldn't 'endlessly pursue' veterans

The UK's minister of state for veterans' affairs says war criminals will be held to account but pursuing soldiers if evidence does not exist shouldn't happen.

Decorated soldier to lead Repatriation Commission

Decorated soldier to lead Repatriation Commission

The federal government has appointed retired Australian Defence Force officer Kahlil Fegan to a key role in overseeing military veteran support.

Premier likens veteran help to taking out bad insurance

Premier likens veteran help to taking out bad insurance

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is calling for a nationally consistent approach to supporting veterans as individuals face major barriers to getting help.

Legacy chalks up a century of looking after Australians

Legacy chalks up a century of looking after Australians

Australians are being urged as a nation to help keep a promise made to the country's servicemen and women 100 years after the First World War.

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Bereft mum won't stop fight for 'discarded' veteran son

Bereft mum won't stop fight for 'discarded' veteran son

Bereft mum won't stop fight for 'discarded' veteran son

Bereft mum won't stop fight for 'discarded' veteran son

The mother of a 20-year veteran who took his own life says the "family" that Australia's defence force pretends to be is not there when you are in distress.

Deadline doubt over big backlog of Defence compo claims

Deadline doubt over big backlog of Defence compo claims

Deadline doubt over big backlog of Defence compo claims

Deadline doubt over big backlog of Defence compo claims

The race is on to process a mammoth backlog of compensation claims from Defence Force veterans after the federal government released a progress update.

Vietnam veterans thankful for closure 50 years on

Vietnam veterans thankful for closure 50 years on

Vietnam veterans thankful for closure 50 years on

Vietnam veterans thankful for closure 50 years on

Australia's Vietnam veterans say they have received closure 50 years after the nation ended its involvement in the conflict.

Vietnam veteran on 50th anniversary: 'Don't have wars'

Vietnam veteran on 50th anniversary: 'Don't have wars'

Vietnam veteran on 50th anniversary: 'Don't have wars'

Vietnam veteran on 50th anniversary: 'Don't have wars'

Vietnam veteran Patrick O'Hara has reflected on the impact of the war, 50 years on from the end of Australia's involvement.

Community steps in to save wellness centre for soldiers

Community steps in to save wellness centre for soldiers

Community steps in to save wellness centre for soldiers

Community steps in to save wellness centre for soldiers

A wellness centre for veterans and first responders has gone from contending with a $400,000 shortfall to potentially being debt-free in a matter of days.

Centre for soldiers fights to keep Wagga Wagga site

Centre for soldiers fights to keep Wagga Wagga site

Centre for soldiers fights to keep Wagga Wagga site

Centre for soldiers fights to keep Wagga Wagga site

A wellness centre providing vital treatment for veterans and first responders in Wagga Wagga faces falling short of its goal to keep its site in regional NSW.

No apologies as defiant Roberts-Smith returns

No apologies as defiant Roberts-Smith returns

No apologies as defiant Roberts-Smith returns

No apologies as defiant Roberts-Smith returns

Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith says he is weighing up appealing a devastating court ruling after he was found to have committed war crimes.

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Veterans' homelessness to cost billions if unaddressed

Veterans' homelessness could cost the Australian economy up to $4.6 billion in the next 30 years if left unaddressed, a new report has found.

Roberts-Smith resigns from GM role at Seven Network

The Australian War Memorial Council is considering the future of public displays featuring Ben Roberts-Smith's equipment, as he resigns from the Seven Network.

Former soldier's towering presence absent judgement day

Ben Roberts-Smith was nowhere to be seen when a court ruled the recipient of Australia's highest military honour had disgraced his nation.

Media herald Roberts-Smith finding critical for justice

Journalists have welcomed the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation findings as a win for justice and democracy, amid calls to strip the SAS veteran of his medals.

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Roberts-Smith broke moral and legal rules, judge finds

SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith committed multiple war crimes including murder while deployed in Afghanistan, a Federal Court judge has found.

'Hung out': senator blasts defence chief over medals

Independent senator and former soldier Jacqui Lambie has given the defence chief a spray over his push to strip service medals from some Afghan war veterans.

Veterans hit back at push to strip Afghan war medals

The RSL and Commando Association have criticised the defence force chief for recommending medals be stripped before war crime allegations are tested in court.

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