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A psychiatrist has criticised the NDIS for allowing the “gentrification” of people with disabilities. Dr Ahmed Tanveer argued that it’s becoming “mainstream” and the incentives are driving it. “We are…
Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth MP, has announced an increase in funding for 17 Disability Representative Organisations – including Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA). The $11.2…
Roshan Desumbuk-AY loves gardening and selling his produce to his local community. Last year, he grew and sold 26 kilograms of chillies. This season, he is growing even more vegetables…
Sexual harassment/discrimination for women in the workplace Are you a woman who has been subjected to sexual harassment or discrimination in the workplace? Do you have a disability – or…
On 1 March 2023, the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, Minister for Social Services, announced that an additional $11.2 million has been allocated to the Disability Representative Organisations program over four…
In late 2022, the federal government convened a forum to discuss the National Disability Strategy. The final panel examined the issue of “attitudes” – a regular topic of conversation amongst…
New research from the Australian Network on Disability (AND) has uncovered some of the barriers people with disability face in employment. The research comes at a critical time for disability…
The disability rights movement’s catch cry “nothing about us without us” has been forgotten in the current debate around NDIS provider registration. As vocal NDIS business interests campaign to force
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is partnering with First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) to co-design a new NDIS First Nations Strategy and action plan that reflects the goals and…
Urgent reform is needed to ensure the NDIS is able to deliver on its primary objective, which is to provide a dignified life for Australians with a profound disability. Cost…
A New South Wales Labor government would team up with former Australian of the year Dylan Alcott in a commitment to recruit more than 10,000 people with disabilities to the…
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