You may or may not be aware that the Australian Defence Medal has now been approved by the Queen and applications can be lodged

The Australian
Defence Medal (ADM) has been established to recognise Australian Defence Force (ADF)
Regular and Reserve personnel who have demonstrated their commitment and
contribution to the nation by serving for an initial enlistment period or four
years service whichever is the lesser.

Her Majesty the Queen recently
approved the Regulations and Letters Patent for the medal. It is expected that
the medal will be available for presentation from mid 2006. Applications can be
lodged now.

Further information

Download Application Form:  ADM
Application Form

It is very important for you to
note that if you have already applied for the Australian Defence Metal and you
have received a letter or email reply acknowledging your application please do
not reapply again.

You will require Adobe Reader to view some of the above links. If you do not
have this application you can download the program from here:

Australian Defence Medal