News and blogs

Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC)
VMIAC
Friday 3rd August, 2018
This animated YouTube 6-part series provides bite size chunks of the NDIS process for consumers with mental health conditions.
Luke Michael
ProBono Australia
Saturday 28th July, 2018

Concerns exist the National Disability Insurance Scheme fraud squad will “criminalise people with disability”, with advocates questioning its focus and value amid a service-delivery backlog.

Luke Michael
ProBono News
Thursday 26th July, 2018

Participation in cultural and community events can combat the adverse effects of discrimination and exclusion for Indigenous people with disability, a landmark report says.

Paul Carter
ProBono News
Wednesday 25th July, 2018

A sold-out conference in Sydney has explored the human rights implications of unprecedented technological change, particularly its impact for people with disability.

Harriet Tatham
ABC News
Tuesday 17th July, 2018

When Nicole Lee’s husband was removed from her home after she disclosed a decade of abuse to hospital staff following a suicide attempt, it took her eight weeks to get…

Leith van Onselen
Macro Business
Thursday 12th July, 2018
The managers of Australia’s $22 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have been slammed by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) for being “slow”, lacking transparency and being “bloody-minded”. From The
Sarah Matthews
ABC News
Thursday 12th July, 2018
Oliver Morton-Evans has sought the services of sex workers over the years, because dating can be especially tough for anyone with a disability. Despite having tried "every dating app out
Dan Williams
Men's Health Magazine
Wednesday 11th July, 2018
“I spent the first three-and-a-half years of my life in hospital but the best thing my family did was never to wrap me in cotton wool,” says Alcott, who on
Paul Carter
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 10th July, 2018
The ordeal of a father battling bowel cancer and Centrelink at the same time is setting social media ablaze, prompting a crowdfunding appeal and an outpouring of rage on Facebook.
VCOSS
Wednesday 11th July, 2018
This free online tool has been developed to asses your organisation's governance, fine-tuning already great organisations. The Governance Healthcheck looks at board structures and policies, and financial structures, including financial
Julie Phillips
Pro Bono News
Monday 9th July, 2018

How many reports must be published for the Department of Education to deem students with disabilities worthy of the same care, consideration and human rights as other Victorian students, asks…

Stephen Keim
Independent Australia
Friday 6th July, 2018
As the report confirms, many people with disabilities, through lack of support, find themselves on a pathway to prison and they are treated badly when they arrive being deprived of