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Parliament House security accused of ‘dehumanising’ search of disability advocate Christina Ryan

Rosie King
ABC Online
Tuesday 24th September, 2019
Ms Ryan uses a power wheelchair, made of metal and powered by truck batteries, so she always expects that getting through the security checkpoints at the front door will be
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Why agility is the key for NDIS’ shifting goal posts

Ben Fock
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 17th September, 2019
It is this process of now receiving funding for individuals under their specific plans that is not only forcing change on how NFPs deliver their service but is also creating
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National Disability Insurance Agency hamstrung by staffing cap: ‘I shake every time I go to make a call’

Katie Burgess
Canberra Times
Thursday 12th September, 2019
Blowouts in processing times under the National Disability Insurance Scheme are being driven by an arbitrary cap on the number of staff the agency can employ, MPs have been told.
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Royal Commission targets NDIS providers

Judy Skatssoon
Australian Ageing Agenda
Tuesday 17th September, 2019
A “substantial number” of the largest NDIS providers are being ordered to provide information relating to complaints, investigations and reported incidents of violence and abuse.
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The NDIS has ‘saved’ the budget: how good is trampling the poor and powerless?

First Dog on the Moon
The Guardian
Tuesday 24th September, 2019

Would it hurt to stay in debt and spend the money on services that society needs? Yes, because that is SOCIALISM!

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Disabled Australians spend extra on basic living costs every year

Xinhua
Tuesday 17th September, 2019
People with disabilities who are considered capable of working receive Newstart, the welfare allowance for the unemployed, rather than the disability support pension which needs an extra 343 AUD (235
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Disability pension pushing Indigenous Australians into poverty

Maggie Coggan
Pro Bono News
Wednesday 18th September, 2019
Two in five Indigenous households relying on the Disability Support Pension ran out of money for basic items such as food and fuel in the last year, new research shows,
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As a disabled woman, my abortion wasn’t questioned—but my pregnancy was

Nicole Lee
Quartz
Wednesday 18th September, 2019
Women’s reproductive rights are a tough enough topic for any female-identifying person in the 21st century. For the disability community though, they raise a whole different set of issues.
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Brisbane barrister reveals shocking levels of abuse at disability royal commission September 18, 2019

Mark Bowling
Wednesday 18th September, 2019
BRISBANE barrister Rebecca Treston QC has delivered a shocking snapshot of abuse, neglect and disadvantage suffered by disabled people living in Australia today. “Every 10 minutes someone with profound or
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Disabled Australians over $100 worse off a week, report finds

Katie Burgess
Canberra Times
Tuesday 17th September, 2019
Those with a mild disability would need an extra $87 per week at least to have the same standard of living as other Australians, while those with a profound or
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Concerns over disability support in Australia brought to the UN

RN Breakfast
Tuesday 10th September, 2019
An Australian delegation has travelled to Geneva to highlight concerns about the lack of support services for people with a disability in this country. The group will address a United
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Australian advocates travel to UN to highlight discrimination against migrants with disabilities

SBS
Thursday 12th September, 2019
A group of Australians with disabilities have travelled to Geneva to tell a UN committee about their experiences of discrimination and call on the government for more support for the
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