Australian Veteran Community

What we are holding the line on

Our Objectives

Four commitments we will not trade away — for veterans, for their families, and for the clinicians who keep them alive.

1. I

   Objective I: On the Royal Commission

   Full and faithful implementation — nothing less.

   Every recommendation of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, delivered in full. Not a selective reading, not a slow rollout of the convenient parts — the whole of it, faithfully carried out.

2. II

   Objective II: On access to care

   The same standard every other citizen receives.

   A veteran care system with the same access, transparency, and timeliness as the rest of the country enjoys — built on one plain fact: caring for those injured or made ill in ADF service is the Nation's responsibility, not a discretionary line item.

3. III

   Objective III: On who holds the pen

   Veterans as equal partners, not passive recipients.

   The veteran community stands as an equal stakeholder with the Commonwealth and DVA in everything that affects its welfare — with real, meaningful decision-making power over how services and support are designed, delivered, and overseen.

4. IV

   Objective IV: On those who provide the care

   Providers protected, valued, and paid within 20 days.

   Service providers hold a protected, valued place in the veteran support ecosystem — remunerated for what they are worth and paid within 20 days, so the sustainability of care is never undermined by administrative delay or systemic underpayment.