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Simon Stafrace
The Age
Saturday 27th October, 2018
Strictly speaking, the mental health system isn't broken – it was just built this way and is producing the results it was designed for.
AutismCRC
Tuesday 16th October, 2018
This guideline aims to create greater consistency in diagnostic practices across the country to ensure individuals on the autism spectrum and their families can receive the optimal clinical care. The
Mental Helath Australia
Tuesday 1st May, 2018
This is a report on a series of consultation workshops with stakeholders to hear how NDIS participants with psychosocial disability, their carers and providers experience the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Wednesday 22nd August, 2018

Unpaid carers in Australia face a significant economic disadvantage, research reveals, prompting the launch of a campaign to bridge the gap between unpaid care and workforce participation.

Tania King & Anne Kavanagh
The Conversation
Friday 10th August, 2018
If we could stop the high levels of bullying that adolescents with a disability experience, we could make a big difference to their health, learning and wellbeing. So school anti-bullying
Paul Carter
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 10th July, 2018
The ordeal of a father battling bowel cancer and Centrelink at the same time is setting social media ablaze, prompting a crowdfunding appeal and an outpouring of rage on Facebook.
Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 12th June, 2018
A lack of clarity around who qualifies for the National Disability Insurance Scheme is causing young people in nursing homes to fall through a “critical gap” between the health and

People who are homebound and/or bedridden have extensive and systemic problems with accessing the medical healthcare system, including access to General Practitioners, medical professionals, hospital systems and allied health. If…

Liz Hobday
ABC Online
Monday 7th May, 2018
A woman with bipolar disorders says she feels "cheated" after discovering she is no longer able to access mental health support because her illness is not considered a lifelong disability.
Nick McKenzie
The Age
Monday 2nd April, 2018

John’s psychologist was worried about his mental health. She asked the police to check on him. CCTV footage shows they did much more.

Duncan Storrar
Independent Australia
Thursday 22nd March, 2018

rexplains the cruel cycle of poverty and devastation being inflicted on the mentally and physically ill by ongoing welfare cuts. THIS story is to explain to people who don’t live

Nine News
Friday 2nd February, 2018

A nurse has been fired after horrific footage emerged of him allegedly abusing a patient who suffers from a disability at a Melbourne hospital.