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ABC News online
Monday 29th June, 2015

Timothy Hampson, 52, pleaded guilty to four charges, including sexual penetration of a person with a cognitive impairment, and indecent assault.

Beau Donelly
The Age
Tuesday 23rd June, 2015

Victoria’s disability services commissioner has defended his decision not to conduct any investigations in the past four years, despite receiving “lots of complaints” about the state’s biggest disability services provider,…

The Age
Thursday 21st May, 2015

There is much to be gained by drawing the curtains from public institutions, by exposing their failings and wrongdoing. That has never been more apparent than it is today. A…

Kristian Silva
The Brisbane Times
Wednesday 20th May, 2015

A deaf woman excluded from serving on a jury because she required an Auslan interpreter is suing the Queensland Government for discrimination.

Department of the Attorney-General's
Government of Australia
Thursday 9th April, 2015
The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) makes it unlawful to discriminate against a person, in many areas of public life, including employment, education, getting or using services, renting or buying
ABC Online
Thursday 30th April, 2015

Drivers who use disabled parking spaces illegally should lose demerit points as well as face a fine, South Australia’s Dignity for Disability Party says.

Nance Haxton
ABC PM
Friday 20th March, 2015

The legal system isn’t protecting women with a disability from domestic violence, despite them being more at risk than other women. That finding was published today in the Griffith Law…

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker
The Age
Monday 2nd March, 2015

March 2, 2015   One of five alleged sexual offenders employed by Victoria’s largest disability provider, Yooralla, worked 32 shifts while being investigated by police on suspicion of repeatedly raping…

Nine News
Tuesday 9th December, 2014

An advocacy group has called on Victoria’s new premier Daniel Andrews to sack the board of disability service provider Yooralla, claiming misappropriation of taxpayer funds. United Voices for People with…

Colleen Pearce
The Age
Tuesday 9th December, 2014

One of the few bipartisan policies of the Victorian election campaign was to hold a Parliamentary inquiry into abuse of people with disability. When two opposing sides join together to…

Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker
The Age
Tuesday 9th December, 2014

Victoria’s ombudsman has launched a major inquiry into the bungling of sex abuse allegations involving Yooralla amid new allegations the disability services provider may have also engaged in financial misconduct….

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker
The Age
Monday 24th November, 2014

One of Australia’s largest disability providers bungled the handling of rape and sexual harassment cases while some of its facilities have been riddled with corruption and mismanagement, leaked documents and…