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Australian women and families whose lives have been impacted as a result of Defence service have come together at the Honouring Women United by Defence Service (HWUDS) dinner in Canberra.
Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel Darren Chester said the HWUDS dinner aims to acknowledge and honour the women and families united by service with the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
“Following the centenary of the First World War ending last year, 2019 celebrates the Year of Peace, and tonight we honour those women who have served and made sacrifices for that peace, and for those who continue to make those sacrifices on a daily basis,” Minister Chester said.
“Women who wear our nation’s uniform are also mothers, partners, sisters and daughters, and these roles bring their own set of unique challenges.
“It is important that we recognise and seek to better understand the service and sacrifice of women who have either served in the Australian Defence Force themselves or been affected by the service of a loved one.”
Minister Chester said photographs of women and families from the “Thank you for your service” photographic exhibition were on display at the dinner.
“The exhibition is made up of remarkable photographs taken by Alex Ellinghausen, one of Australia’s most respected photo-journalists and 2018 Press Gallery Journalist of the Year,” Minister Chester said.
“The photos showcase the diversity of our current ADF members, veterans and their families, and tonight’s dinner was the perfect opportunity to showcase some of the photos and the stories their subjects have to tell.”
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