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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….

Rachael Ward
ABC
Sunday 15th February, 2026

There are fears the lives of vulnerable adults with disabilities will be upended after the City of Stonnington council voted to sell off a prized pocket of land in Melbourne’s…

Monash University
Monday 16th February, 2026

Monash has been commissioned by the Dept of Health, Aging and Disability to conduct research on barriers people with disabilities face in accessing government information. This research will guide the

VMIAC and Mind Australia
Wednesday 11th February, 2026

VMIAC and Mind Australia are working together to understand the consumer experience of mental health services before and after the reforms from the Royal Commission. Findings from the project will…

Tuesday 24th February, 2026, 11am
Power in Culture and Equality.

Monthly online talks by self-advocates for people with disabilities. The talks are at 11am on the last Tuesday of the month. In the upcoming session self-advocates will hear from Janet…

Thursday 19th February, 2026, 8:45am
National Disability Research Partnership

Join the launch of the National Disability Research Partnership funding program for 2026, plus some exciting new partnerships that will shape the future of disability-led research in Australia. When: Thursday 19…

Jarrod Lucas, Ivo da Silva and Rhiannon Shine
ABC
Thursday 5th February, 2026

A Kalgoorlie mother, who has two children living with disabilities, wants other parents and carers who are struggling to seek the help they need.  She has decided to share her…