From: John Bushell Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 1:06 PM Letter To the Editor: The advertiser   I note that the desk pilots, whom comprise the Awards and Honours Tribunal, continue to undermine the supreme sacrifice of two of Australias heroes – Ordinary Seaman Edward Sheean, a WW2 Navy hero and Private John Simpson, a WW1 hero.  Perhaps, I can […]

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH: Wounded diggers prepare for South Pole trek. BIG STEP: Ship that will form the basis of the ADF’s amphibious strategy is named. FINAL FIRES: Artillery trainers leave Afghanistan after one last fire mission. INFANTRYMEN HOME: Final infantry soldiers depart Timor-Leste. Follow this link http://www.defence.gov.au/news/armynews/

Date February 24, 2013 Tim Barlass   Soldiers who have served in Afghanistan say the Defence Department is unprepared for the number of servicemen who will return with post-traumatic stress disorder. Ray and Pam Palmer, the parents of commando Scott Palmer, who was killed in Afghanistan, are among those who believe the impact will be […]

Date February 25, 2013   David Forbes   Major-General John Cantwell has told a parliamentary inquiry the Defence Force needs to continue its efforts to de-stigmatise mental health problems if it is to deal with the growing number of veterans returning from operations with post traumatic stress disorder. Soldiers will not acknowledge they have PTSD […]

Senator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs M E D I A S T A T E M E N T Monday, 25 February 2013 Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial The Australian War Memorial has, under successive Australian Governments, always enjoyed appropriate independence from interference by the government of […]

Reproduced from Navy Victoria Network – 1 March 2013   The Australian Government has today announced that no Victoria Cross (VC) will be awarded posthumously for any of the 13 individuals who were the subject of the recent Inquiry into Unresolved Recognition for Past Acts of Naval and Military Gallantry and Valour (the Inquiry). Following intense […]

The PM is going direct to the people in the Western Sydney Suburbs next Sunday to Friday to listen to their concerns. If you live in those areas and are concerned with the Government’s military injustices related to breaches of “contracts” by its failures to: Restore veterans disability pensions to the right parity rate (this […]

During Lent we are invited to consider the nature of our lives and our actions in a time of reflection, prayer and penance as we prepare for Easter. We may even consider the painful times when we feel let down or we let others down. So to begin, the other day I encountered two people. […]

                                                    The RAR Corporation wishes all Australians an enjoyable Australia Day with the understanding that this day recognises the contribution that many people have made to making Australia what it […]