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Premium Content A group of Special Forces soldiers who faced the sack following the Afghanistan war crimes inquiry have been told they can now discharge on medical grounds. The soldiers who received a show cause notice in November are members of the now disbanded SAS Regiment s 2 Squadron as well as the regiment s 3 Squadron, who are suspected of being accessories or witnesses of alleged murders carried out by other SAS soldiers, in the wake of the ADF s Brereton report. In January, the SAS members individually submitted a written response through their lawyers, giving their version of events and justifying why they shouldn t face administrative action.
By Justin Hendry on Mar 16, 2021 12:46PM
CPSU wants Services Australia shared services arrangement reviewed.
The main public sector union has called on the government to review the Department of Veterans’ Affairs shared services arrangement with Services Australia and bring IT staff back in-house.
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) made the call in its submission to the parliamentary inquiry investigating the digital and data capabilities of the Australia Public Service (APS).
The shared services arrangement was first introduced in 2010, but it was expanded when DVA’s IT staff were co-located with Services Australia in 2017, just prior to the start of the veteran centric reform program.
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Subscriber only More than half of the patients who visit Mackay GP Kerry Summerscales are veterans or first responders because she knows first-hand the trauma of being on the frontline. Dr Summerscales served in the Australian Defence Force for 30 years including at Bougainville, Timor-Leste and the Solomon Islands. She helped save countless lives abroad, and has turned that dedication to ensuring fellow Australian veterans survived civilian life. Dr Summerscales has thrown her support behind the Daily Mercury s Hub for our Heroes campaign to develop a social club in Mackay and a first responders and veterans wellness and treatment centre at Kinchant Dam.
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LANDOVER, Md., March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) AirBoss Defense Group (ADG), the global leader in survivability for the assured mobility and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) communities is announcing that it has been awarded a contract valued at up to $576 million by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), for nitrile rubber gloves. The contract consists of an initial order expected to be worth up to $288 million, with an equivalent follow-on option that HHS may exercise later in 2021 for an additional $288 million. This award builds upon ADG s successful history of providing protective and survivability solutions to the Federal government.
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