Vetaffairs — Vol 39 No.2 August 2023
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News
- Australia honours Vietnam veterans
- Darwin Veterans’ and Families’ Hub opens
- From the Department
- From the Minister
- From the Assistant Minister
- Letter to the editor
- Free flood cover for veterans and ADF members
- Annual increase to travel allowances
- More NSW veterans receiving automatic rego renewals
- The Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal
- Energy rebate to provide bill relief
- Modernising DVA – MyService changes
- Forums inform DVA policy
- Budget 2023-24
- Advocate to help a mate
Health and Wellbeing
- High blood pressure in veterans
- Team Australia heads to Invictus Games
- Is anger thwarting your life goals?
- Veterans’ MATES – an evidence-based program that’s saving lives
- Supporting veterans with chronic health conditions
- Vietnam Veterans celebrated with Open Arms 40th Anniversary
- Do you have diabetes? DVA can help
- Get involved in Veterans’ Health Week
- September signals Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Widows’ News
- Enhancing wellbeing and inclusiveness through transport assistance
- WA Premier’s Anzac Student Tour Awards
- A call to war widows in Melbourne
- War Widows Day recognised in WA
- SA war widows honoured with day of commemoration
- 28th Field of Remembrance dedication ceremony and Anzac Day Service
ESO News
- Former sailor gets hands dirty in post-disaster ops
- Friendships for life forged on the RSL Remembrance Ride
- Supporting the work of Keith Payne VC AM.
Transitioning Well
Families
Features
Bookshelf
Commemorations
- Remembering the sinking of the AHS Centaur
- 70 years on from the Korean War
- Significant commemorations
- The pivotal Battle of the Bismarck Sea
- Marking the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid
- Preserving our stories from the Western Front
Australian War Memorial