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Engage Victoria
Tuesday 28th November, 2023

Consumer Affairs Victoria has commenced reviews of its Funded Services programs, including financial counselling and renter services, and the Domestic Building Legal Service. Public engagement will commence shortly and there…

Inclusion Australia
Saturday 11th November, 2023

The Australian Government is making a National Housing and Homelessness Plan. Inclusion Australia wrote a submission talking about barriers to safe, affordable and inclusive housing for people with an intellectual…

ABC News
Monday 30th October, 2023

People with disabilities are being forced to share homes or risk becoming homeless after a change to disability accommodation rules. Amy Tobin, a champion para-athlete, lives alone but worries she’ll

Building Better Homes
Thursday 12th October, 2023
Saturday 11th November, 2023

Thanks to the hard work of our supporters, we got mandatory minimum accessibility standards into the National Construction Code! The standards will be in the National Construction Code from 1…

Harry Frost
ABC News
Wednesday 27th September, 2023

From his Canberra Raiders bedspread to his own basketball awards, Ehren Keys’s home is a shrine to sport. Decorating his unit however he sees fit is just one of the…

ABC News
Monday 25th September, 2023

Nurse Linda Karafili remembers getting the call from her client. He was “absolutely desperate”. The man, who had a history of severe mental health issues, had been coerced to move…

Public Interest Advocacy Centre
Housing Hub
Thursday 31st August, 2023

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is an independent, non-profit organisation that works with people and communities who are facing disadvantage. Part of PIAC’s role is challenging decision-makers in order…

The Hon Bill Shorten MP
Wednesday 23rd August, 2023

Opening of the Carpentaria Disability SDA property The Hon Bill Shorten MP Transcripts BILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FOR THE NDIS AND GIVERNMENT SERVICE: Good morning. It’s great to be here with Senator…

ABC
Tuesday 15th August, 2023
The plan would allow disabled people to build a share of equity in the properties they live in, and governments are being urged to match contributions.
NDIA in partnership with Scope
Monday 17th July, 2023
This home and living capacity building report is part of working to develop a new approach to home and living. The research explores supports NDIS participants use to build their
Callum Marshall, Mikaela Ortolan, and Sandra Moon
ABC
Thursday 6th July, 2023
Kris was one of 19 residents living at Cobram residential disability facility Merriwa Grove in northern Victoria when it was announced in early June that it would close because it
Translational Health Research Institute
Disability Royal Commission
Monday 22nd May, 2023
The report finds that there is a critical need for improved visibility of people with disability within the criminal justice system and for greater transparency of outcomes in relation to