by Aiden | Oct 30, 2024 | Families of Nashos, Gold Card, Meet the Nashos
Nasho Keith Bishop never thought he’d live to see the day. Yet there he was, 88-years-old, breaking down in tears as his wife read him the news that he’d been granted the Gold Veterans’ Card in July this year. “I cried… I cried because we tried so...
by Aiden | Sep 25, 2024 | Families of Nashos, Gold Card, Podcast
An 88-year-old Nasho has finally been given something to cheer about after years of battling debilitating cancerous lesions caused by nuclear radiation while on duty 68 years ago. West Australian Keith Bishop and his wife of 30 years, Jan, lost hope of getting...
by Aiden | Jul 15, 2024 | Gold Card, Reform
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...
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 12, 2024 | Gold Card, Greens
Greens Veterans’ Affairs spokesperson senator David Shoebridge has defended his decision to stop pursuing an extension of the Gold Card for the Nashos of 1965 to 1972. Despite committing to push the case in federal parliament, he says it is no longer viable given...
