ANZAC DISABLED EXCLUDED FROM PENSION INCREASE Australia’s Disabled Veterans of our Defence Force have been legislatively excluded from the structural increase to pension described by government as essential for ‘maintaining the purchasing power of pensions’. The structural increase was granted to all government pensions in Sep. 2009. ‘All Pensions that is excluding ANZAC Disability Pension’ For Australia’s 29,000 Permanently Disabled Veterans (TPIs) suffering the effects of wounds, injury and trauma, those who have lost limbs, eyesight or their sanity from our W.W.II POWs of Japan and Nazi Germany to the young men returning from multiple deployments in Afghanistan all have been excluded by the ALP from receiving the $130 a fortnight increase. Our Disabled Veterans who we once relied upon for our defence and who government sent into harm’s way for our protection are not asking to be treated differently from other pensioners. They are just asking to be treated the same as other pensions and be included not excluded from the increase in pension rate that reflects the rise in earnings of Australian society. We readily associate with our ANZAC traditions and culture of mateship, of looking after each other and the values that ‘you don’t leave your neighbour behind’ and we honour those who gave of their lives so that we may live our lives in a secure, safe and equal society. Our politicians and dignitaries give speeches at the gravesides of our fallen in wars and commemorate on ANZAC Day with the call ‘Lest We Forget’. However. ‘Our ANZAC Disabled have been sorely forgotten’ If you believe our ANZAC Disabled should be paid the same increase to their Disability Pension as other pensions have been receiving in this election period please tell your Federal MP and Senator to respect their service and disability pass legislation to give our Disabled Veterans the same increase as other pensions. Please do not forget us and our families. Include us, do not exclude us in our disability.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:56:21 +0000
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