Category: Veterans Affairs

  JOINT MEDIA RELEASE ANTHONY ALBANESE MPPRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA THE HON MATT KEOGH MPMINISTER FOR VETERANS’ AFFAIRSMINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL       VETERAN EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS CELEBRATED  The nation’s top veteran and partner employers, employees and entrepreneurs have been celebrated tonight at the annual Prime Minister’s National Veterans’ Employment Awards. Finding meaningful employment after serving in … Continued

The Federal Government is due to usher through a monumental change in social and affordable housing, with its commitment to the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) expected to pass the Senate later this week.   The $10 billion HAFF will establish a dependable, ongoing source of financing for social and affordable rental housing. Additionally, the … Continued

OFFICIAL THE HON MATT KEOGH MP MINISTER FOR VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL     MEDIA RELEASE   get behind team australia this INVICTUS GAMES The Invictus Games 2023 kicked off overnight in Dusseldorf, Germany with an impressive Opening Ceremony, celebrating the power of sport, the resilience of veterans and the unconquered Invictus spirit. … Continued

OFFICIAL   THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL   MEDIA RELEASE 6 September 2023 REMEMBERING THE BATTLE FOR AUSTRALIA Today, we commemorate the Battle for Australia, remembering the brave Australians who defended our nation by land, sea and air during the Second World War.  When the island fortress … Continued

Shrine of Remembrance, Wednesday, 6 September 2023 at 11.00am Pictorial and Interview Opportunities:Four Victorian school students have been selected to take on the roles of WWII Australians who served during War in the Pacific ‘Battle for Australia’ The National Day of Commemoration ceremony will be conducted this week, on Wednesday, 6 September at the Shrine of … Continued

  THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL   MEDIA RELEASE 3 September 2023 commemorating merchANT navy DAY Australia’s wartime history is filled with stories of ordinary Australians who served our nation in extraordinary ways. Today we reflect on the crucial role that Australian and Allied merchant mariners played … Continued

OFFICIAL THE HON MATT KEOGH MP MINISTER FOR VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL   MEDIA RELEASE   Better supporting veterans transition to civilian life Today the Australian Government has released the nation’s first Veteran Transition Strategy to better support veterans’ and their families transition to civilian life. The Strategy represents a joint initiative between … Continued

    THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL   MEDIA RELEASE 21 August 2023 Schools awarded for honouring AUSTRALIA’s wartime history To mark the 50th anniversary year of the end of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War, schools across the country have honoured the service of Vietnam veterans’ … Continued

  THE HON ANTHONY ALBANESE MP PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA and   THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL   JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 18 August 2023   Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam WAR Today our nation will pause to mark Vietnam … Continued

OFFICIAL   THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL   MEDIA RELEASE 15 August 2023 78th Anniversary of victory in the pacific On this day in 1945, the Second World War came to an end, with Japan giving its unconditional surrender to the Allies, some three months after the … Continued