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Explainer: Gold Card eligibility expansion

Explainer: Gold Card eligibility expansion

Ever since the federal government started unveiling its plans for the veteran entitlement act reform, or legislative “harmonisation” as it is commonly referred to, some big questions have been raised about what it will mean for Nashos. The government insists it will...
Popular benefits scheme extended

Popular benefits scheme extended

A popular benefits scheme allowing veterans to receive free medical treatment while they wait for a claim to be processed has been extended, despite initial concerns it stopped at the end of June. Eagle-eyed Nashos noticed the Provisional Access to Medical Treatment...
Meet the Nashos: Erino Mosconi

Meet the Nashos: Erino Mosconi

Erino Mosconi, 73, points to his 20-year-old self in his National Service photo. Erino missed his National Service call up because his mum hid his letter. But soon enough the duty officers came knocking, and Erino’s world fell apart. To this very day, he’s never...
Chief commissioner puts government on notice

Chief commissioner puts government on notice

Chief Commissioner Nick Kaldas makes his closing address for the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, 28 March 2024. The head of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has urged the federal government not to squander a once in a lifetime...
Cancer treatment bungle

Cancer treatment bungle

Nasho cancer survivors have broken their silence on an “unconscionable” situation preventing them from getting reimbursed for hospital bills through the White Card. They allege the veterans’ affairs department failed to tell them they were eligible for free...