Congratulations to Jason Horne-Francis, awarded the Peter Badcoe VC Medal for his performance in the Port Adelaide v Geelong ANZAC APPEAL Match at the Adelaide Oval on Anzac Day.

The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) strongly supports the Australian judicial system and has confidence that it will thoroughly and fairly deal with the allegations of unlawful killings by Australian Special Forces soldiers in Afghanistan.  

A new Coastal Command Memorial was dedicated on Monday 30th March 2026 on the Pathway of Honour, Adelaide. The memorial acknowledges the service and sacrifice of RAAF and RAF personnel during WW11, on many tasks over the North Atlantic, English Channel, North Sea and the Mediterranean.

The RSL categorically rejects the assertion by United States’ President Donald Trump that allied forces "stayed a little back, a little off the front lines" in Afghanistan.

This claim is factually wrong, historically ignorant, and deeply offensive to the 47 Australian service personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice, the 261 wounded, and the nearly 40,000 Australians who served in our nation's longest war.

Lest we forget.

Read the full media statement on RSL website: https://www.rslaustralia.org/.../rsl-australia...

RSL South Australia State President Brad Flaherty was pleased to present Australia Day certificates and medallions to five people for their exceptional service to the veteran community and RSL.

Congratulations to Jo Grotto, Jeff Yates OAM, Ash Muir, Mark Wheaton and Ron Green.

At midday on Australia Day, Monday 26th January, at the Torrens Parade Ground, Australian Defence Force gunners from 6/13 Battery fired a 21 Gun Salute to honour the day.

Bombing of Darwin 2026 Commemoration, Thursday 19 February, Darwin Cenotaph, The Esplanade, Darwin, Northern Territory, 9:30 am – 11:00 am. Live streamed.

More commemoration information: https://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/.../commun.../bombing-of-darwin

The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) approved an update to the RSL Badge on 16th October.

The updated badge features the Tudor Crown, adopted by RSL Australia’s Patron, King Charles III. In keeping with the connection to remembrance and service, the new badge also introduces rosemary and a poppy, two enduring Australian symbols of remembrance, alongside the golden wattle, our national floral emblem.

Cowell Remembrance Park was opened on 11th November. Over several years the Cowell RSL, the District Council of Franklin Harbour and Virtual War Memorial Australia have researched and developed the concept of a memorial park dedicated to the 38 WW1 and WW2 veterans named on the Cowell Cenotaph.