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Jonathan Barrett
The Guardian
Monday 23rd February, 2026

There is a checklist of horrors that call handlers on the national disability insurance scheme (NDIS) phone lines hear about. Staff field calls from desperate participants containing allegations of rape,…

YDAS
Friday 20th February, 2026

This is a position for a disabled person via the Special Measures of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic). The Executive Assistant provides administrative support to the Head of YDAS,…

Oliver Chaseling
ABC
Thursday 19th February, 2026

A 47-year-old Darwin man has been charged over allegedly defrauding $5 million from the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The Australian Federal Police has raided properties across Darwin, seizing documents and…

Amelia Walters
ABC
Thursday 19th February, 2026

People living with disabilities who have a hard time regulating their temperatures say there needs to be more awareness about the condition. With heatwave events set to be more frequent…

DSC
Tuesday 17th February, 2026

The Thriving Kids Advisory Group’s Final Report proposes a design for the new program for children with mild-to-moderate developmental delays and/or autism. Jess and Sara examine the supports that might…

NGO Training Centre 
Tuesday 17th February, 2026

The NGO Training Centre offers a comprehensive suite of over 100 online fee for service training modules designed to equip people working in disability with the knowledge and skills needed…

Eelemarni Close-Brown
The Guardian
Saturday 7th February, 2026

Before Australia’s age restriction rules for social media use came into effect, one of Indy’s hobbies was making fan videos of her favourite television shows and games to post on…

Yumi Stynes
ABC, Ladies we need to talk podcast
Tuesday 10th February, 2026

What’s it like to parent when you can’t see your kid? Nas Campanella, the ABC’s National Disability Affairs reporter, knows there’s many ways to be a great mum. As a…

Nas Campanella
ABC
Wednesday 11th February, 2026

Ride-sharing company, Uber, has quietly agreed to an external review of its Australian operations after settling a Federal Court challenge brought by a woman who was refused more than 30…

James Elton
ABC
Sunday 15th February, 2026

NDIS providers are using gifts like cigarettes, food and phones to recruit and retain remote residents with disabilities in the Northern Territory. Service providers say they’re witnessing the rapid draining…

Eleanor Beidatsch
ABC
Sunday 15th February, 2026

Olivia Jackson felt invisible for over ten years working in a supermarket as a Deaf woman. But she’s finally found her true calling after swapping shelf stocking for a job…

Danielle Kutchel
ABC
Sunday 15th February, 2026

Abby Tate, wearing the red and yellow uniform of a lifesaver, is giving a group of children a pep talk on the Inverloch surf beach on a baking summer’s day….