Today is International Women's Day! RSL Australia Ambassador CJ Pearce talks to three friends she made at Royal Military College almost 28 years ago about what International Women's Day and breaking the bias mean to them.

Just before 10am, on 19 February 1942, World War II forced itself onto Australia’s mainland for the first time, when formations of 188 Japanese aircraft mounted a deadly air raid on Darwin and the terrible sound of whistling bombs rang in the ears of allied troops and civilians alike.

RSL Ambassador CJ Pearce describes her experience fighting Covid 19. The year, 2022 did not start off quite as I expected. When we got the text to say we tested positive for COVID the first thing I did was laugh; that sounds strange, I know, but I didn’t know what to think. I think there was a little bit of fear, not knowing what would happen next.

RSL Australia has welcomed changes to the way veterans can access income support from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. RSL Australia recommended changes to improve access to rental assistance in its submission to the 2021 Senate inquiry regarding TPI payments.

Interview with Nick Kaldas, Chair of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, provided by Communications and Community Engagement team at the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) is pleased to announce that veteran, former Australian Defence Force member and RSL ambassador Pete Rudland will represent the organisation and act as its primary spokesperson at the upcoming first hearings of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide in Brisbane.

The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) says the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide represents an opportunity to address this devastating impact on veterans, serving Defence Force personnel and their families.

The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement it has acted to protect veterans’ superannuation, retirement and death benefits.

RSL Ambassador Pete Rudland was interviewed about Remembrance Day by Wikinews journalist J.J. Liu. How has Remembrance Day changed in RSL's history of commemoration? In the beginning, Remembrance Day/Armistice had an effect on 2/3 of the world and everyone in our country had been impacted in some way….

In a national video message to mark Remembrance Day, RSL Australia President Greg Melick urged people to pause for one minute’s silence to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of veterans, and he encouraged Australians to continue to strive for the peace service personnel so bravely fought for.

I remember back to when I first got wounded in Afghanistan I thought I’d never be able to compete in sports or at least have much of a chance of being competitive in anything. I gave everyone the impression that I was confident that everything would work out and I’d be ok, but behind closed doors I was petrified.

In an effort to enhance mental health services and support for veterans and their families all over Australia, RSL in partnership with Open Arms has launched the RSL Australia Mental Health Initiative. This program provides free suicide intervention and mental health literacy workshops at RSL sub-branches nationwide.

The latest report on the incidence of suicide within the veteran community and the Australian Defence Force provides a salutary reminder of the extent of this national tragedy. The report, the fourth from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), expands on earlier information and provides more complete data on the extent and seriousness of the issue.

RSL condemns the misuse of the Australian National Flag and Red Ensign flag by the Melbourne anti-vaccination, anti-lockdown protesters. The protestors’ flying of the National Flag and Red Ensign, as well as their deplorable action yesterday in occupying Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance simply shows a gross level of disrespect that would be denounced by all reasonable Australians.

“The Shrine of Remembrance honours those who have served and made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and the protesters’ actions are nothing short of desecration of this revered site,” Greg Melick said.

The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) has congratulated the Australian Government  on the initiative to replace the ageing Collins class submarines with a new fleet of at least eight  nuclear-powered vessels employing the latest American and British technology. 

Australia’s peak veterans’ organisation, the Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL), says the importance and sanctity of the ANZAC Day commemoration and the ANZAC spirit is not contestable and it is deeply concerning Australian educators would suggest this was the case.

An update by Major General (Retd) Greg Melick AO, RFD, FANZCN, SC - National President of the Returned & Services League of Australia.

RSL calls on veterans and the wider RSL community, especially veterans from Middle East operations, to help Afghan families settle into a new lifestyle in Australia.

Australian military personnel must be praised for their service in Afghanistan. RSL National President Greg Melick said Australia’s military personnel did a magnificent job in war-torn Afghanistan. “They were respected by our allies and feared by our foes”.