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MEDIA ALERT 5 September 2024 NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE: 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF AUSTRALIAN SERVICE IN TIMOR-LESTE A national commemorative service will be held in Canberra on Friday 20 September 2024, recognising the 25th anniversary of Australian service in Timor-Leste. Australia’s deployment of troops to East Timor in 1999 was the largest since the … Continued
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Four Victorian school students have been selected to take on the roles of four Australian Service personnel, who served with the Royal Australian Navy during ‘War in the Pacific’. The students will present from prepared historically accurate scripts, each of approximately 1 minute duration. Scripts contained within the attachments. The annual ‘Battle for Australia’ Commemoration … Continued
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THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL MEDIA RELEASE 2 September 2024 Schools Honouring the service of local veterans Primary and secondary students from all over the nation have had the opportunity to discover the stories of veterans in their local communities through the 2024 Anzac … Continued
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MEDIA RELEASE 27 August 2024 Event: 25th anniversary of Australian service in TImor-LESTE remembered 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, it remains Australia’s largest peacekeeping mission to date, and … Continued
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THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL MEDIA RELEASE 18 August 2024 ENSURING their LEGACY CARRIES ON this vietnam veterans’ day Today on Vietnam Veterans’ Day we pay tribute to the more than 60,000 Australian veterans who served in our uniform in Vietnam. We remember … Continued
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OFFICIAL THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL MEDIA RELEASE 16 August 2024 markING The GRAVES OF OUR wwi VETERANS The Albanese Government is delivering on our commitment to honour the service and sacrifice of First World War veterans, with the opening of the second round of … Continued
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For the first time since the original 1920s architectural competition, the shortlist of alternative designs for Victoria’s beloved war memorial will be on display to the public. Opening on 13 August – exactly 90 days before the Shrine’s 90th birthday – Designing Remembrance: Alternate visions for Victoria’s war memorial is a wonderful opportunity to explore Victoria’s … Continued
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OFFICIAL THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL MEDIA RELEASE 18 July 2024 More than $4.7 million announced to support VETERAN ADVOCACY More than $4.7 million in funding will be provided to 102 ex-service organisations (ESOs) across Australia to support veteran advocacy through the Albanese Government’s … Continued
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OFFICIAL THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL MEDIA RELEASE 3 JULY 2024 new legislation to simplify and harmonise veteran compensation The Albanese Government is simplifying and harmonising Australia’s veterans’ rehabilitation and compensation system – with new legislation introduced today. Under the Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support … Continued
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THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL MEDIA RELEASE 1 July 2024 applications now open for VETERANS’ HEALTH WEEK FUNDING Veterans’ Health Week is an annual reminder that while service does take its toll on veterans and veteran families there are a variety of ways they can … Continued
