by Aiden | Jun 24, 2024 | Families of Nashos, Widow
Life without Lenny: A widow’s story of grief and survival after conscription Lenny* was one of the happiest 20-year-olds before conscription ruined his life. He dreamt of becoming a dad and taking his wife and future children on holidays. But Lenny was never the same...
by Aiden | Jun 22, 2024 | Gold Card
A Nasho who almost died in combat has expressed anger at being rejected from the Gold Card because he was not classified as having war-like service. Brisbane resident Graham Parlour, 79, was almost killed during an attack by communist terrorists while serving at...
by Aiden | Jun 22, 2024 | Gold Card, Reform
It’s a sad state of affairs when veterans who nearly died in combat are rejected from entitlements because they don’t meet the definition of “war-like service”. For 79-year-old Nasho Graham Parlour, an arbitrary date derailed his genuine claim to a Gold Card –...
by Aiden | Jun 14, 2024 | Reform
The defence and veteran suicide commission’s most important recommendation for an independent watchdog has been been delayed. On June 12, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide announced it would not be able to meet its June deadline to release plans...
by Aiden | Jun 13, 2024 | Reform
A group of Nashos from 1965-72 warn many of them will die before they are able to access improved benefits and reparation under the proposed veteran entitlement act reform. Nasho Fair Go claims while the changes “will benefit some veterans”, the reform does not go far...
