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Calls to #MakeItSafeToSpeak for witnesses at the Disability Royal Commission

Calls to #MakeItSafeToSpeak for witnesses at the Disability Royal Commission

Politics & Economy Social Justice

Several national disability peak bodies, including People with Disability Australia (PWDA) have launched an online campaign calling upon Attorney General...

Budget 2020: Artificial underspending on disabled Australians

Budget 2020: Artificial underspending on disabled Australians

Politics & Economy Social Justice

As the fallout stemming from this week’s federal budget, hailed as “the most important budget since WWII” continues to bemoan...

Controversy over introduction of independent assessors to access the NDIS

Controversy over introduction of independent assessors to access the NDIS

Politics & Economy Social Justice

Last week, the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Stuart Robert made the announcement that the current system...

Federal government to spend another $1.6b on increased cybersecurity initiatives

Federal government to spend another $1.6b on increased cybersecurity initiatives

Communications & Culture Politics & Economy The Law

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton have announced another $1.6 billion dollar package to increase spending...

Federal government unveils new billion dollar ‘JobTrainer’ skills package

Federal government unveils new billion dollar ‘JobTrainer’ skills package

Education Politics & Economy

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has unveiled a new billion dollar skills package aimed towards school leavers and young unemployed Australians...

South Australia’s troubled disability sector

South Australia’s troubled disability sector

Health Politics & Economy Social Justice

Despite the death of Adelaide disabled woman, Ann-Marie Smith occurring almost two months ago, many within Australia’s disability community including...

Government wants to relax aged care COVID-19 restrictions

Government wants to relax aged care COVID-19 restrictions

Health

The Prime Minister is asking for aged care providers to relax their restrictions. Despite, people aged 80 and over are the...

Disability advocates calling for more safety measures to protect those at risk from COVID-19

Disability advocates calling for more safety measures to protect those at risk from COVID-19

Health Politics & Economy Social Justice

Over 70 national disability peak advocacy organisations, including People With Disability Australia (PWDA) and several high profile disability advocates are...

Coronavirus continues to target the most vulnerable

Coronavirus continues to target the most vulnerable

Health

Australia’s low-income earners are becoming more vulnerable as Australia’s economy continues to suffer under the grip of coronavirus. Casual workers,...

NDIS recipients, advocates optimistic about proposed changes amid issues with employment and casualisation

NDIS recipients, advocates optimistic about proposed changes amid issues with employment and casualisation

Politics & Economy

Last Thursday Federal Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert announced that the federal government had outlined plans...