According to a new analysis, almost a quarter of Australians with disabilities smoke when compared to just 12.6% of the wider population. While the number of Australians smoking is declining,…
People with intellectual disability are getting hourly wages that don’t even cover their bus trips to work. Advocates believe it’s time for a radical overhaul.
We are excited to announce that applications for PACE Mentoring Autumn 2024 are now open! APPLY NOW. Are you a jobseeker or student with disability, mental health condition or chronic…
Former ACT minister Emma Davidson voices unease after states and territories given just one month to review landmark report into scheme.
On this episode of Reasonable & Necessary, Dr George brings together Australia’s leading disability advocates to unpack the NDIS Review. Dr George, along with El Gibbs, Nick Avery, Jarrod Sandell-Hay…
It’s disturbing seeing your worth as a person being debated in newspapers. But with the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) back in the headlines, disabled people are…
A University of Melbourne research program run in conjunction with Melbourne Youth Orchestras, the Adaptive Music Bridging Program, has proudly seen its first cohort of students take to the stage…
Young people with disability are active participants in the online world and enjoy playing games, posting content and just hanging out with friends.
This report builds on the Actuaries Institute’s May 2023 Green Paper that found inequality in Australia is significantly higher than in the 1980s.
I was an anaesthetist and intensive care specialist, commissioning Western Australia’s first non‐tertiary intensive care unit and becoming the State Medical Director of DonateLife WA. On 16 September 2018, I…
Australians with disability will not be forced off the National Disability Insurance Scheme without alternative support services in place, Labor frontbencher Bill Shorten has reassured.
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