10 May 2025 Hybrid threats, enabled by digital technologies and fuelled by geostrategic competition, are reshaping international security and global norms. Most often, states (commonly working through non-state proxies) are exploiting cybersecurity vulnerabilities and engaging in economic coercion, information warfare and even physical sabotage. They do so in order to advance their strategic...
DVA has invited Veterans and your families to contribute to a new look DVA website. The links below will take you to the test website. If you have any feedback you would like to provide to DVA on the new test website it can be provided through the link below. We know the DVA website is a key way for veterans and the broader community to access information about our services and supports....
Australia needs to develop a new veteran affairs strategy. Failure to do so will worsen the Australian Defence Force’s recruiting crisis, increase separations from service, and grow cynicism from families and taxpayers about how government and Defence treats its people. The Alliance of Defence Service Organisations (ADSO) comprises representatives from army, navy and air force associations,...
Here is the latest update from our RAR Registrar Russell Linwood. RARA Bibliography Master Author-Title Database as at 30 Apr 25Download Thanks for all your support: its greatly appreciated. Duty First Russell Linwood. RAR Bibliography Registrar. [email protected] 30th April 2025 THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT ASSOCIATIONKEEPING THE SPIRIT ALIVE The RAR Association is a mutual association...
This article was written by Tom McDermott . ” In January, I crossed the milestone of 24 years of service in two militaries—the British and Australian armies. It is fair to say that I am a professional soldier. Soldiering has consumed the whole of my adult life. Indeed, it has been a focus since I first put on an army cadet uniform at the age of twelve. It is also fair to say that the...
This year we commemorate the 110-year anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps troops at Gallipoli, Turkey. Anzac Day is a day of national contemplation, a time to reflect on the contribution made by past and present service personnel, from across the country and the world, who have displayed great courage, discipline and self-sacrifice in choosing a life of...
People that follow me here know that I normally try to avoid these types of posts, but as the CEO of the Australian Peacekeeper and Peacemaker Veterans’ Association Ltd, it's time to call this behaviour out. It appears the ABC has once again chosen sensationalism over solemnity. In a recent Four Corners episode, SACRIFICE, the ABC appears to have deliberately edited footage to suggest...
At the ESORT's March 25 Meeting this Legislation Update was provided Legislation Reform Update_20250420_0001Download
The funeral will be at Blackwall Funerals, 747 South Road, Black Forest SA, at 1000hrs on Friday the 9th of May 2025. Register your details to attend the Live stream https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTc0NDg0Mjk5MDM1ODg0MyZvbmVyb29tLWFkbWluJmNvcHlfbGluaw==
As I write this, it seems like our whole world is now filled with uncertainty and anxiety about the future. Death and destruction continue in the Ukraine and in the Middle East. Our once solid security arrangements with the United States can no longer be guaranteed, and millions of people around the world on the margins of society, are losing the provision of humanitarian aid, and will enter...
The RARC is a founding member of the Alliance of Defence Service Organisations (ADSO). ADSO is the voice in the fight for a FAIR GO for Australian Defence Personnel, Veterans & Families.
