defence

Defence commemorates the service of Indigenous men and women

THE HON. ALAN GRIFFIN MP
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Minister for Defence Personnel
SENATOR THE HON. KATE LUNDY
Senator for the ACT
Wednesday, 7 July 2010  34/2010
Defence commemorates the service of Indigenous men and women
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel, Alan Griffin, has announced that a commemorative service was held today at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait [...]

Campaign background for pension indexation

Pension Indexation Campaign
What is this campaign about?
Commonwealth superannuation pensioners, (former Commonwealth public servants and former Defence Force personnel) have their superannuation pensions indexed by the CPI, an indexation tool abandoned more than a decade ago for other Government funded pensions.
This issue affects almost 350,000 senior Australians whose average pension is now less than the [...]