The party's main focus was veterans' rights, although it had policy positions on other subjects as well.

[1][2] The party was disbanded in June 2023 and voluntarily deregistered the following month.

[7] Independent Member for the Western Metropolitan Region, Catherine Cumming, joined the party in November after having her application to register the Independence Party refused.

[8] On 16 November 2022, party leader Heston Russell leaked a video to the Herald Sun of him to talking to Glenn Druery about a potential preference deal, declaring that the AVP felt the co-ordination of the group voting ticket system used by Druery was immoral and needed to be exposed.

Party leader Heston Russell has been at the forefront of campaigning on Veterans’ Affairs policy since 2020.