OPINION | The absence from public view of the government’s Women Veterans’ Strategy is not simply a communications issue. It is an accountability issue.
Australian women veterans have spoken.
They have told their stories, participated in consultations, contributed to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, and attended successive Women Veterans Forums. They have worked with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) to identify gaps in a system that has, for generations, largely been designed around the experiences of men.
Now, they need to see what government intends to do with what it has heard.
The Women Veterans’ Strategy has been in development for almost two years.