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NCDA
Friday 27th June, 2025

NCDA’s new report reveals what disability advocates see daily: systemic failures right across Australia in housing, transport and guardianship. These issues demand national attention, and advocates have the solution

International Journal of Disability and Society
Monday 23rd June, 2025

This article reports on a participatory research project exploring community building processes – including peer support, networking, self-organising and mutual learning – for the deafblind community in the Hunter region….

Women with Disabilities Victoria
Friday 30th May, 2025

Women and gender diverse people with disabilities in Australia face significant barriers to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and experience higher rates of sexual and intimate partner violence. Physical, structural,…

Melbourne Disability Institute
Friday 16th May, 2025

Previous research has shown a lack of investment in services and supports for people with disability who are not NDIS participants, with around three-quarters of people with disability aged under…

ABS
Friday 2nd May, 2025

The Australian Bureau of Statistics have released data from the 2022 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) and provides insights into disability for children and young people aged 0-24…

Medical Journal of Australia
Friday 21st February, 2025

This groundbreaking new research led by Dr George Disney and Dr Yi Yang from the Melbourne Disability Institute finds that applications to the NDIS from some groups are more likely

WWDA
Friday 14th February, 2025

This initiative spanned several years and focused on advancing leadership, capacity building and advocacy for people with disabilities.

RMIT University’s Digital Ethnography Research Centre
Friday 7th February, 2025

RMIT University’s Digital Ethnography Research Centre and the RMIT Digital Hostility and Disinformation Lab have been researching digital harms now for several years, and have begun building guidelines for fellow…

Insurance Business
Friday 31st January, 2025

The Independent Advisory Council (IAC) to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has released its 2023-24 Annual Report, detailing its work over the past financial year. The report is available…

Victorian Government
Monday 9th December, 2024

The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing has released their midway report on Inclusive Victoria – our state’s disability plan for 2022-2026. The report gives us a snapshot of how…

Australian Government
Friday 29th November, 2024

The Australian Government has published the 2022 Review of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards) Final Report and Government Response. The Final Report and Government Response,…

Australian Bureau of Statistics
Friday 8th November, 2024

In 2023-24, almost a third (29 per cent) of people who did not have a job were unavailable to start work because they were caring for children and almost a…