By Saloni Sinha ( October 12, 2026, 06:40 GMT | Insight) -- Australia's Department of Veterans' Affairs is facing a class action in the Supreme Court of Victoria over allegations that it disclosed sensitive personal information belonging to about 300,000 veterans and their family members without consent. Law firm Gordon Legal said Friday that the information, including detailed medical records, was shared with the University of South Australia through the Medicines Advice and Therapeutics Education Services, or MATES, program, which the university operated on behalf of the department until February 2024.Australia's Department of Veterans' Affairs, or DVA, is facing a class action over allegations that it disclosed sensitive personal information belonging to about 300,000 veterans and their family members to a university without their consent....
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