Injured veterans will soon receive an extra $1000 a year, and more staff will be hired to process their claims.
The federal budget includes an additional $97.9 million for totally and permanently incapacitated former defence personnel.
It also earmarks $233.9 million to hire 500 more frontline staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Extra funding will also support the veteran suicide royal commission and help more witnesses come forward.
A total of $38.3 billion will be spent on the defence of the nation, representing an eight per cent boost in defence spending this year.
The funding includes a New Australia Pacific Defence School to train neighbouring Pacific island countries’ defence and their security forces and $22.3 million for an Australian Border Force officer network across the region….