On the western outskirts of Melbourne, where the new estates meet open paddocks, it was clear something wasn’t right at number 20, Eshal Crescent. There was a skip out the…
When Stacey Donchi first discovered her now fiance Steve Lyons on a dating app, it was the height of six feet on his profile that attracted her to him —…
Large sums of taxpayer money meant for some of the most vulnerable Australians have been flowing through companies linked to a man named Khawaja Moeen Haroon. While his network has…
For ABC Heywire winner Jezabella, being unique has come with its challenges. When she was a baby, she was diagnosed with a medical condition so rare, only eight other Australians…
The final Federal Budget before the election in May was handed down last night. We, along with other Disability Representative Organisations, have called it out: “People with disability are invisible…
You are invited to our FREE training about: How to be in Advisory Groups! We will talk about: You can choose what date you would like to come: *May 5…
Disability advocates and experts say cultural stigma and migration laws leave migrants living with disability further excluded and marginalised.
Last night, the Federal government handed down the 2025-26 Budget. According to the media, it was the budget that was never meant to happen, as the Prime Minister’s plans to…
The AEC provides assistance for people living with disability to ensure they are not disadvantaged from participating in the electoral system. The AEC can assist you to enrol, vote and…
The 2025-2026 Federal Budget raises more questions than answers about how people with disability are going to be supported through the government’s major reforms to the NDIS. Cuts to the…
People with disability were barely acknowledged in the Federal Budget – and in tonight’s Opposition Budget Reply, we weren’t mentioned at all. As we head into a Federal Election, People…
The federal opposition has clarified it has no policy to cut spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme after Treasurer Jim Chalmers urged the coalition to “come clean” on its…
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