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Veterans’ Entitlements Update

Veterans' Entitlements Updates

Notification of Investigations under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

The Australian Government’s Repatriation Medical Authority has advised that four Notices of Investigation under Section 196G of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 appeared in the Government Notices Gazette of 12 October 2021.

You can access and read all of the Notices of Investigation here

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2026 Veteran Families Forum

Expressions of Interest are now open for the 2026 Veteran Families Forum later this year. The Forum brings together people with lived experience as part of a veteran family to work together on improvements to the way families of veterans are supported. It’s a chance...

New payment supports older veterans

  The Additional Disablement Amount (ADA) is a new payment being introduced from 1 July 2026, when all new claims for compensation and rehabilitation will be assessed under the improved Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA).   The ADA is...

All new compensation claims now under improved MRCA

 All new claims for compensation and rehabilitation will now be determined under an improved version of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA) as the single ongoing Act for veterans’ entitlements from 1 July 2026.  The simplification of the...

All proceeds from new RAAF memoir to benefit the Ad Astra Foundation

A new book by one of Australia's most distinguished aviators is now available. Fighter Test Pilot: 42 Years in the RAAF is the memoir of Air Vice-Marshal R.V. (Bob) Richardson AO AFC (Retd), written in his 85th year and spanning one of the most varied careers in RAAF...