RSL has called on the next Australian Government to commit to funding of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) to a level sufficient to meet the needs of the Australian veteran community. This funding must be demand-driven and not held prisoner to annual budgets or three-year election cycles.

Today, RSL announced the recipients of the 2022 RSL ANZAC of the Year Awards. The Awards are made annually to recognise the efforts and achievements of up to seven Australians.

Each year, RSL creates special limited edition ANZAC biscuit tins, with unique designs that are available to collect from major supermarkets around Australia.  This year there are seven different tin designs to collect. Different designs are exclusive to different supermarkets, so here’s the scoop on where you can find them. 

The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) is introducing a pilot program to enable veterans and their families to more effectively access vital services and support to improve their lives.

The RSL has welcomed the federal budget funding announcement to increase staff to process veteran support claims.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has completed its first three Hearing Blocks, with two Hearing Blocks in Sydney following the opening in Brisbane. Read a summary of the key themes explored in these hearing blocks.

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.