News and blogs

Luke Michael
Pro Bono
Friday 26th October, 2018
The federal government is ditching controversial plans to review the eligibility of 90,000 people on the Disability Support Pension after only a tiny fraction of recipients were found not to
Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Monday 29th October, 2018
Disability groups are demanding assurances that National Disability Insurance Scheme funding is secure and fully covered into the future, after it emerged $3.9 billion originally promised to the scheme will
Simon Stafrace
The Age
Saturday 27th October, 2018
Strictly speaking, the mental health system isn't broken – it was just built this way and is producing the results it was designed for.
Jarad McLoughlin
SBS
Thursday 25th October, 2018
For most disabled people who are trained at university in journalism, the biggest challenge is convincing employers to pay attention to their skills and talents, and ignore those who dispute
Zoe Ferguson and Maisie Cohen
ABC News
Friday 19th October, 2018
Acclaimed British performance and installation artist Sue Austin is pushing the boundaries of what's possible for those living with a disability.
Gemma Carey, Eleanor Malbon, Axelle Marjolin, Daniel Reeders
Centre for Social Impact
Monday 1st October, 2018
In this report the CSI draw together the international literature on effective quasi-market interventions for managing market failures and gaps.
AutismCRC
Tuesday 16th October, 2018
This guideline aims to create greater consistency in diagnostic practices across the country to ensure individuals on the autism spectrum and their families can receive the optimal clinical care. The
Samantha Grasso
The Daily Dot
Thursday 18th October, 2018
past two years of blockbuster hits featuring underrepresented communities, such as Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians, have reaffirmed that representation in media matters. However, it’s not enough to just
Parenting Research Centre
Self Advocacy Resource Unit (SARU)
Wednesday 19th September, 2018
Positive Powerful Parents is a self advocacy group for parents with intellectual disability. Last month they hosted a parent meeting. 17 parents with intellectual disability from all over Victoria were
Melbourne Disability Institute
University of Melbourne
Wednesday 8th August, 2018
In this lecture Professor Tom Shakespeare - a leading disability expert in the UK and Europe, talks about how new models of social care can facilitate greater flexibility and freedom
Maggie Coggan
Pro Bono Australia
Wednesday 10th October, 2018
The mental health sector is celebrating the announcement of a psychosocial stream for the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Mental Helath Australia
Tuesday 1st May, 2018
This is a report on a series of consultation workshops with stakeholders to hear how NDIS participants with psychosocial disability, their carers and providers experience the National Disability Insurance Scheme