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Linda J Graham and Kate de Bruin
ABC News
Friday 23rd June, 2017

One Nation leader and senator Pauline Hanson has suggested it would be better for teachers if students with autism and disability were put in special classrooms.

Jane Norman & Eliza Borrello
ABC News
Thursday 22nd June, 2017

Disability advocates and politicians have slammed One Nation senator Pauline Hanson’s call for children with autism and disabilities to be removed from mainstream classrooms, saying the “hurtful” idea would amount…

Natasha Robinson
ABC News
Wednesday 21st June, 2017

Key points: 26 independent schools for children with special needs will receive extra funding under Gonski 2.0 Funding for children with special needs in public schools will double by 2027…

Norman Hermant
ABC News online
Saturday 20th May, 2017

The revelation earlier this year that hundreds of thousands of students with a disability are in school without any additional funding to support their education has been reinforced by new…

Norman Hermant
ABC News
Thursday 16th February, 2017

Students with a disability face an enormous funding gap in Australian schools, new figures from the Productivity Commission and the Education Council appear to show.

James Reid
The Educator
Wednesday 11th January, 2017

More than half of students with disability who need funded support at school are not getting it, new data released by state and federal governments has shown.

Stephanie Dalzell
ABC News
Tuesday 20th December, 2016

The first national curriculum for Auslan, the language of the deaf community in Australia, will soon be rolled out in schools across Australia, in a move being described as a…

Ashley Argoon, Elissa Doherty
Herald Sun
Thursday 18th August, 2016

Desperate parents are turning to the human rights watchdog to seek justice for children removed from schools for mental health conditions. Nearly 20 complaints of children being expelled, suspended or…

Robert Ballantyne
The Educator
Monday 25th July, 2016

The United Nations has been asked to investigate dozens of incidents involving assault against children with a disability in Australian schools. The request was made by a group of disability…

Stephanie Corsetti
ABC News
Wednesday 29th June, 2016

Calls have been made for a fresh investigation into how students are being treated at the Bendigo Special Development School.

David Wroe
The Age
Saturday 18th June, 2016

Christian Cedergren, 17, who has autism, wrapped his arms around Bill Shorten and, through his tears, told the Opposition Leader what was bothering him. Christian wasn’t crying about himself but…

Shane Fowles
Geelong Advertiser
Tuesday 12th April, 2016

New designs are being rolled out to 15 schools under a $291 million public-private partnership, that will showcase features to be implemented in all future developments.