Resources
The Constitution, guidance for members, our submissions to government, speeches and articles — every file, with what it is and when it was published.
The 2023 Constitution, signed at the Federation Council · Air Force Association
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2026
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The Ones Who Waited — Battle of Britain occasional address
Wing Commander Deanna Nott’s address at the Battle of Britain commemoration, Hobart, September 2026.
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Submission: management of the Defence estate
To the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee inquiry into the management of the Defence estate.
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Guide for the Wearing of Awards and Decorations
How and when to wear medals and decorations — your own, or a family member’s in their memory — as an Association member.
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2023
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Air Force Association Constitution
The Association’s governing document, adopted on 8 February 2023 and filed with the ACNC.
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2021
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Submission to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide
The Association’s submission on the causes of, and responses to, suicide among serving and former ADF members.
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Response to the draft Veteran Family Strategy and Action Plan
The Association’s comments on the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ draft strategy for veteran families.
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Input to the terms of reference for the Royal Commission
The Association’s response to the public consultation on the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
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Submission: recognition for ADF members injured, wounded or killed in service
To the inquiry into recognition for members and families of members of the ADF who are injured, wounded or killed in or as a result of service.
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2020
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Submission to the DVA Operational Working Party
The Association’s November 2020 paper to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ Operational Working Party.
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2019
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AES Spot No 24 — Autumn 2019
The Productivity Commission’s draft report, the Scoping Study and what they mean for the Association’s veteran-support ambitions.
2018
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AES Spot No 23 — Summer 2018
Advocacy, entitlements and support: the column’s summer 2018 edition.
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AES Spot No 22 — Spring 2018
Advocacy, entitlements and support: the column’s spring 2018 edition.
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AES Spot No 21 — Winter 2018
Advocacy, entitlements and support: the column’s winter 2018 edition.
2017
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Air Force Association Constitution (2017)
The Association’s first Constitution as a company limited by guarantee (August 2017), in force until the current Constitution was adopted on 8 February 2023.
Replaced by Air Force Association Constitution
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Where these documents are explained
The pages that put the Constitution, the awards guidance and our submissions in context.
Governance
A national company and seven Divisions, bound together by one Constitution — and how the Board and Federation Council work.
How we are governed
Wearing awards
The Association’s guidance on wearing medals and decorations correctly and respectfully, with the poster to print and keep.
Read the guidance
Support & advocacy
What National does for veterans, the forums we sit on, and the submissions we make to government on the Air Force family’s behalf.
Our advocacy