Veterans group calls for better deal

Veterans are calling for a better deal, especially those from recent conflicts.

The Alliance of Defence Service Organisations says veterans' legislation was meant to be applied in a beneficial way to serving and former defence personnel, but successive governments had fallen short of meeting their enduring obligation to fully support veterans and their families.

"We find in too many instances that this is not happening, particularly in the case of veterans from more recent conflicts," it said in a statement on Wednesday.