The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL), together with nine national veteran service organisations thank the Government for addressing some of the key concerns raised in the sector's open letter to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs last month and is urging veterans and their families to take part in consultations now underway.

The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) is actively engaging with the Government and the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) for more information on the $5,000 annual cap on allied health services announced in the 2026–27 Budget, to make sure that no veteran is left behind.

The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) has welcomed the Federal Government’s long-overdue investment in veteran healthcare in the 2026-27 Budget, while warning that significant savings measures announced alongside the package risk undermining the overall benefit to veterans and their families.

The RSL is calling on the Federal Government to urgently address the growing disparity in veterans’ specialist healthcare payments in the 2026–27 Federal Budget, warning that outdated Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) fee settings are causing wait times of up to nine months for specialist appointments and deterring practitioners from treating veterans.