Act Veterans' Views Sought By Minister
                    
                    
                        



  
                        8th July 2008 - 
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                    Minister Griffin said meetings to be held nation-wide would discuss the structure and role of the Prime  Ministerial Advisory Council on Ex-Service Matters—a key election commitment. Canberra will be one of  eight meetings around the country.
                
                    
                        3 September Each Year To Be Known As Merchant Navy Day
                    
                    
                        



  
                        4th July 2008 - 
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                    The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Alan Griffin, today announced that the merchant seamen who  served Australia in wartime would be officially commemorated with the proclamation of Merchant  Navy Day. The Minister made the announcement during a visit to Port Adelaide, where he met with  a group of Merchant Navy veterans, Deputy Premier Kevin Foley and local MP Mark Butler.
                
                    
                        Five South Australian Students Awarded Long Tan Bursaries
                    
                    
                        



  
                        4th July 2008 - 
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                    Mr Griffin said the Government recognised the challenges children face due to their parents’  Vietnam War service.
                
                    
                        Veterans' Affairs Minister To Deliver Rimau Day & Reserve Forces Day Commemorative Address
                    
                    
                        



  
                        4th July 2008 - 
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                    During World War II, 23 members of the Z Special Unit lost their lives in Operation  Rimau, an attempt to take a small group behind enemy lines to attack Japanese  ships.
                
                    
                        Merchant Navy Announcement
                    
                    
                        



  
                        4th July 2008 - 
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                    Merchant Navy veterans, South Australian Deputy Premier Kevin Foley, and the  local member for Port Adelaide, Mark Butler, will be in attendance.