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Whenever Nella Nisco thinks about her daughter Sophia, the first things that come to mind are her smile and laugh. “She was the life of any household she was in,”…
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is calling for urgent reform to ensure the human rights of people with disability are upheld in Australia, outlining 10 actions that all Australian governments…
More than four million Australians live with a disability. Their rights are protected by a variety of laws, some international – like the United Nations Convention on the Rights of…
For four-and-a-half years, the disability community has bared its soul. The country has learned how we’ve been sexually abused, physically attacked in our homes or in public, had our children
On Friday 15th September 2023, the Disability Royal Commission held its final ceremonial sitting. You can access the recording here.
All Australian governments have been urged to enact long-overdue reforms as the disability royal commission prepares to hand over its final report. The long-running inquiry held a ceremonial closing sitting…
Horrific revelations of assault and exploitation of the country’s most vulnerable people in disability group homes will be exposed in an upcoming Royal Commission report that seeks to provide a…
There are fears in the Australian community that disability is “infecting” and interfering with the lives of non-disabled people, a disability royal commissioner has told its closing ceremony in Sydney.
In politics, saying sorry can bring you instant headlines. It can be seen as a sign of humility that says: we’re listening. But it’s not a solution, and the Palaszczuk…
It is critical as it gets closer to the release of the Disability Royal Commission report and recommendations that we keep the pressure up on the Australian Government to act
The Disability Royal Commission was concerned about restrictive practices and wanted to know more about alternative strategies that could be used to reduce and eliminate them. We also wanted to…
The ABC highlight some of the biggest takeaways from the disability royal commission after four years of hearings.
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