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The final Federal Budget before the election in May was handed down last night. We, along with other Disability Representative Organisations, have called it out: “People with disability are invisible…
Last night, the Federal government handed down the 2025-26 Budget. According to the media, it was the budget that was never meant to happen, as the Prime Minister’s plans to…
The Attorney-General’s Department is set to open consultation this month on a review of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). This is an important opportunity to strengthen protections for people with…
Justice and Equity Centre have released an explainer ‘NDIS Insights 2024-25’ to help understand the most significant developments and what they mean for people with disability.
Foundational supports are meant to begin rolling out later this year. Sara from DSC explores the timeline, the inter-governmental conflict, everything we know about what the supports might look like,…
PWDA’s 2025-26 Federal pre-Budget submission, calls for real investment to rebuild trust with the 5.5 million Australians with disability through: ✅ Economic justice✅ Inclusion and access✅ Human rights protections✅ Genuine…
The Australian Disability Strategy 2021-2031 (ADS) must focus on the needs of children and young people with disability or risk entrenching inequality and poor outcomes. Children and Young People with…
PWDA joined a coalition of 254 disability organisations and providers, including Australia’s peak disability representative bodies, to call for urgent action from the Government and the new Minister for the…
Reforms to improve the lives of disabled people experiencing homelessness need political leadership and action, advocates say, with the vulnerable group targeted in a new plan. The Disability Strategy, which…
The next NDIS Bill will focus on changes to quality and safeguarding and the NDIS Commission’s compliance powers. Jess explores the 10 measures proposed in the NDIS Commission’s consultation paper.
The NDIS Commission is having a big news week. On Monday, NDIS Minister Bill Shorten announced the government is pursuing legislative changes to increase the regulator’s powers. This was followed…
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has published updates on 43 out of 55 National Disability Strategy metrics. Of these, 14 are improving, 13 are getting worse and…
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