People with disabilities who are considered capable of working receive Newstart, the welfare allowance for the unemployed, rather than the disability support pension which needs an extra 343 AUD (235
Jinjing Li, Laurie Brown, Hai Anh La, Riyana Miranti and Yogi Vidyattama NATSEM at The Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO
Tuesday 17th September, 2019
Successive Governments have made meeting the eligibility threshold so burdensome and difficult that many people with disability, who may have been eligible in the past, can no longer access the
Two in five Indigenous households relying on the Disability Support Pension ran out of money for basic items such as food and fuel in the last year, new research shows,
Women’s reproductive rights are a tough enough topic for any female-identifying person in the 21st century. For the disability community though, they raise a whole different set of issues.
BRISBANE barrister Rebecca Treston QC has delivered a shocking snapshot of abuse, neglect and disadvantage suffered by disabled people living in Australia today. “Every 10 minutes someone with profound or
Those with a mild disability would need an extra $87 per week at least to have the same standard of living as other Australians, while those with a profound or
An Australian delegation has travelled to Geneva to highlight concerns about the lack of support services for people with a disability in this country. The group will address a United
A group of Australians with disabilities have travelled to Geneva to tell a UN committee about their experiences of discrimination and call on the government for more support for the
Disability Advocacy Network Australia CEO Mary Mallett said the shift towards Newstart is a "huge concern" because there is a significant financial difference between the DSP and Newstart.
A new report commissioned by Pro Bono Australia in partnership with the Human Rights Law Centre, has found that not for profits are on a path of quiet advocacy. The
"Today's revelations ... of senior executives in disability services dining out on the disabled is yet again another symptom of the core problem ... there is sickness at the heart
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety turns its attention this week to hearings focused on younger people with disabilities living in residential aged care facilities. Around 6,000
