News and stories

Leaving Defence and moving across the world, Kelsey didn’t know where to start to find a new job. The RSL Employment Program helped her every step of the way.

As the 25th anniversary of Australia’s involvement in Afghanistan approaches, veteran Tegan Tippett honours two decades of service, the mates who never came home, and the legacy she leaves behind.

Kilcoy RSL Sub Branch is helping veterans, serving personnel and families reconnect, build friendships and find a renewed sense of belonging after military service.

Twenty-five years after Australia’s involvement in Afghanistan began, Army veteran Rob Layton reflects on two operational tours, the mates who carried him through and why their service must be remembered.

In this third instalment of this series, we look at the construction and opening of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia’s (RSSILA’s) second Anzac House.

Driven to help others, former Army wife, Sandra Twigg has spent the last 30 years supporting veterans and their families in times of need.

A small town in Queensland remembers those who sacrificed their lives on the frontlines.

When the Flemett family relocated to Ipswich, they found a new network and vital support through RSL Queensland’s Veteran & Family Wellbeing Centre in Ipswich.

As National Peacekeepers’ Day approaches, Army veteran Scott Klima reflects on a lifetime of service, the realities of peacekeeping on the Golan Heights, and the quiet work Australian personnel do to help create safety, stability and hope in conflict-affected communities.

More than 80 years after one of Australia's most daring covert wartime missions, veterans, descendants and community members retraced the path of the Scorpion Raid across Townsville Harbour.

Townsville is a city where Defence families are woven into daily life, and the need for services that support veterans through transition, injury and health changes is ongoing.

Oakey RSL Sub Branch member Heather Smith channels her RAAF service into her Toowoomba garden, including a moving Lest We Forget tribute to those passed.