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Silenced by the state

Anne Connolly and Hannah Meagher
ABC 7:30
Tuesday 20th June, 2023
Uli had no idea that it was a criminal offence to out himself, just as it is for more than 46,000 people around the country who have their finances controlled
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Talkback: The 10th anniversary of the NDIS

RN Life Matters
ABC
Monday 19th June, 2023
When the bill to create the NDIS was first introduced, the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, said that the scheme would "transform the lives of people with disability, their families and
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Rally for more accessible tram stops

Courtney Withers
ABC
Sunday 18th June, 2023
More than 200 people have gathered in Melbourne's inner north, calling on the State Government to create more accessible public transport. The group says when level crossings are removed in
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People with disabilities ‘locked at home’ as brakes slammed on tram accessibility

Patrick Hatch
The Age
Saturday 17th June, 2023
Not a single stop on Melbourne’s tram network has been made more accessible in the past 12 months and only four were delivered over the past three years, as work
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Minister: NDIS pricing changes for necessary participant support

Mirage News
Saturday 17th June, 2023
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) today released the 2022-2023 Annual Pricing Review (APR). The NDIA Board is making these price changes to ensure appropriate pricing is in place for
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Review attends Victorian Council of Social Services Forum

NDIS Review
Tuesday 16th May, 2023
The forum was a great opportunity to hear from and gain clearer understanding of the challenges faced by the community organisations and advocacy groups when accessing and working with the
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Disability Discrimination Commissioner’s intervention at COSP16

Australian Human Rights Commission
Wednesday 14th June, 2023
The Australian Human Rights Commission, an A-status National Human Rights Institution, welcomes the overarching theme of this year’s Conference of State Parties concerning harmonising national policies and strategies with the
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NDIS care provider fined $400,000 over woman who drowned in bath tub

Courtney Barrett Peters
ABC
Wednesday 14th June, 2023

It is the first time the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission has used its regulatory powers to fine a disability services provider since it was created in 2018.

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Australians with disability at UN Conference

Mirage News
Saturday 10th June, 2023
Since 2008, the United Nations (UN) has convened the COSP annually to facilitate one of the CRPD commitments to regularly assemble the 164 signatories and 186 State Parties who ratified
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Overstretched NDIS regulator in crisis

Rick Morton
Saturday Paper
Saturday 10th June, 2023

As the NDIS regulator pushes to meet targets, its staff say they are pressuring disabled people to drop complaints and are missing serious abuse and neglect.

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Report uncovers ‘systemic discrimination’ faced by people with disabilities in Australian screen industry

Eleanor Beidatsch
ABC
Friday 9th June, 2023

The report reviewed more than 500 people with disabilities who have worked in the screen industry and found they routinely experienced low payment and precarious job roles — all within…

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People with disability face barriers to sexual and reproductive health care. New recommendations are only the start

Elizabeth Kendall and Kelsey Chapman
The Conversation
Friday 2nd June, 2023
Sexual and reproductive rights are inherent entitlements of every being, regardless of gender or disability. However, the right to parenthood is particularly precarious for people with disability in Australia.
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