Defence and Veterans? Services Commission

Defence portfolio

Verified figures

• Contracts (all years): no publishable rows matched — this means the figure is unknown, not nil
• Contract value (all years): no publishable rows matched — this means the figure is unknown, not nil
• APS headcount: no publishable rows matched — this means the figure is unknown, not nil
• Budget 2026-27: 18,413 thousand AUD
• Highest total remuneration: no publishable rows matched — this means the figure is unknown, not nil
• Directory roles: no publishable rows matched — this means the figure is unknown, not nil

Figures use publishable matches only (alias, abn, exact, case, punct, trading_name, wide_exact). Retrieved 2026-09-01.

Coverage — named in the headline (2)

• 2026-05-14 — Movers & Shakers: New APS and DVSC commissioners
• 2025-09-14 — DVSC launch approaches as veteran suicide reforms hang in the balance

Passing mentions (2 shown)

Mentioned in the text but not the headline, so often not about this agency.

• 2026-08-25 — Defence oversight and wellbeing outcomes focus for new advisory group
• 2026-05-08 — McKay confirmed as first defence and veterans’ service commissioner

Names over time

What each source called this agency, and in which years. Taken from the sources themselves, not from a register of establishment dates — those are not published.

⚠️ This agency has not always carried its current name. Figures in the earlier years were reported as Defence and Veterans' Services Commission (2025-26 to 2029-30). They are shown here because the series is continuous, not because the agency is.

Year by year

An empty cell means no publishable row for that year — unknown, not nil. Never read a blank as a fall to zero. ⚠️ This agency has not always carried its current name. Figures in the earlier years were reported as Defence and Veterans' Services Commission (2025-26 to 2029-30). They are shown here because the series is continuous, not because the agency is.

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