Dec 23 2015
‘ARE YOU OK’ NOT ENOUGH FOR VETERANS SUICIDAL OVER CHRISTMAS Veterans suffering as a consequence of their service need far more than someone simply asking them how they are. The national ‘Are You OK’ (RUOK) campaign is a magnificent initiative to help identify someone at risk. But at Christmas time, unlike any other period …
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Dec 18 2015
The Hon Stuart Robert MP Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Minister for Human Services Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC Move to improve Veterans’ Affairs systems Driving information and communications technology (ICT) and systems improvements to help reduce claim processing times for veterans is a priority for the Australian Government. Minister for …
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Nov 12 2015
(From October 2015 Ricochet….) Help for Homeless Veterans… Last Friday (25th September), I received a call from one of the staff at the Keith Payne unit of Greenslopes hospital, asking if we had any emergency accommodation in the near future for a veteran who had just been admitted. After several phone calls, I discovered that …
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Aug 28 2015
The Mesothelioma Prognosis Network has created the most extensive prognosis support and information source online. Countless veterans are currently suffering from life-threatening illnesses that are a result of exposure to asbestos, a material that was commonly used in hundreds of military applications, products, and ships because of its resistance to fire. Your prognosis is the estimated outcome …
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Jul 13 2015
Countless veterans are currently suffering from life-threatening illnesses that are a result of exposure to asbestos, a material that was commonly used in hundreds of military applications, products, and ships because of its resistance to fire. Now there is a Public Outreach Department for the Mesothelioma Prognosis Network (MPN) veterans are invited to contact if …
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Jul 09 2015
New Policies on Replacing Medals Prior to 2003 lost, stolen or destroyed medals could only be replaced directly to the individual who earned them. ln 2003, this policy was extended, allowing replacement when deceased individuals’ service awards were lost in specified natural disasters. ln December 20th, the Hon Darren Chester MP Parliamentary Secretary to the …
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Oct 30 2014
. GOVERNMENT CUTS RED TAPE FACING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES The Government is slashing red tape for veterans and their families, making it easier for them to access services from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA). The Government promised to cut $1 billion of red tape each year and we have now more than doubled …
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Jul 05 2014
Tuesday, 1 July 2014 VA041 STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR FORMER ADF MEMBERS AND FAMILIES Today the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson, announced three major initiatives which expand existing mental health services for veterans and their families. From today, …
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Nov 07 2013
Tasmanian Liberal Party Conference Adopts Restoration of DVA Disability Pension Parity Motion Bill Kaine, chairman of the ‘Tasmanian Ex-Service & Service Support Association’ and all others involved in the motion and background material, research and those devoted to securing justice for DVA Disability rate members and former members of the ADF and their families deserve our unequivocal wholehearted …
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Oct 25 2013
DANGER! DANGER! DANGER! Beware of a new particularly pernicious virus: CryptoLocker There is currently no antivirus software that can prevent a CryptoLocker infection, neither is there, there’s no clean-up tool as yet. Online attackers are using encryption to lock up our files and demand a ransom — and AV software probably won’t protect you. …
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