Minister for Defence, Senator The Hon Marise Payne, answered questions about transgender health care in the Australian Defence Force during question time on Monday.
Here is what she said:
I thank Senator Hanson for her question.
Let me be very clear: the Defence Force regulations mandate that Defence provide necessary health care to all Defence members. Defence Force members are not individually covered by Medicare.
Coming out to family and friends can be stressful and terrifying – and it is something Defence LGBTI personnel do time and time again to serve with pride.
For national coming out day, DEFGLIS members shared their recollections of coming out and the impact that the experience has had on their lives and their relationships.
Australia’s 43 wounded warriors have arrived home thrilled with taking out a whopping 51 medals from this years Invictus Games.
Lance Corporal Samantha Gould was ecstatic with her discus results and having her parents there to cheer her on and share the highlights with her is something she will never forget.
The new Defence Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2018-2023 was launched on World Mental Health Day yesterday.
The strategy consolidates and recognises Defence's commitment to a whole of organisation approach to improving the mental health and wellbeing of all Defence personnel.
Criss-crossing many foreign battle lines, True Colours is the unflinchingly honest and inspirational account of one remarkable woman’s venerable military career in the British military and the struggle she overcame while grappling with gender identity on the quest for acceptance.
In the global theatre of contemporary warfare, courage and endurance are crucial for overcoming adversity.
However, for Caroline Paige, a jet and helicopter navigator in the Royal Air Force, adversity was a common companion both on and off the field of battle.
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