by Aiden | Jun 28, 2024 | Reform
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...
by Aiden | Jun 27, 2024 | Reform
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...
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 –...
