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Luke Michael
Pro Bono Australia
Wednesday 5th December, 2018
A report by Choice, National Shelter and the National Association of Tenant Organisations (NATO) examined the consumer experience of renting in Australia, and found renters with disability faced a range
Summer Foundation
Saturday 1st September, 2018
The Housing Hub is a new way for people with disability to find suitable housing. The Housing Hub advertises vacancies for all types of housing that may be relevant to
Harriet Tatham
ABC News
Tuesday 17th July, 2018

When Nicole Lee’s husband was removed from her home after she disclosed a decade of abuse to hospital staff following a suicide attempt, it took her eight weeks to get…

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
Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Monday 14th May, 2018
The NDIA recently released a Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Provider and Investor Brief, outlining the agency’s latest policy position for disability housing. The brief indicated that only a “very small
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

Miki Perkins
The Age
Thursday 19th October, 2017
In one home for people with disabilities, toilet paper was rationed. In another, a resident was left in the garden for two hours on a roasting hot day. He had
Di Winkler Adjunct Associate Professor, La Trobe University
The Conversation
Friday 8th September, 2017
Housing for people with disability is being transformed from grants-based funding to a market-based system where people with disabilities control their own funding. This market has the potential to grow
 Miki Perkins
The Age
Monday 21st August, 2017
Robin and Bernard Shanahan are exhausted. They've been lobbying on behalf of their two children with disabilities for decades. Now in their seventies, they'd like to enjoy a well-earned retirement.
Sourceable
Friday 28th July, 2017

We want to contribute to Australian society but we usually find that we can’t access the workplace, can’t access public venues, can’t have a holiday because there is no suitable…

Allison Worrall
Domain
Sunday 16th July, 2017

She had been house-hunting for months while living out of her car and was devastated when she was told the house wasn’t suitable for someone with a disability, or a…

Elizabeth Grant, George Zillante, Amit Srivastava, Selina Tually & Alwin Chong.
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
Monday 3rd July, 2017

This study investigated the interconnections between housing, community infrastructure and quality of life for Indigenous people living with disability. It incorporated three case studies from Yalata and Point Pearce in…