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ABC News
Sunday 11th May, 2025

One of Australia’s largest community transport providers is refusing new clients, denying people with disabilities and the elderly access to subsidised travel.

Safe Transport Victoria
Friday 14th March, 2025

Ensuring safe and accessible transport is essential for everyone, including people withdisability, their carers, and families. If you or someone you care for relies on taxis or rideshareservices, it’s important…

ABC News
Monday 3rd March, 2025

A Melbourne family says a recent travel experience has highlighted different airline approaches to disability seating on flights. The Qasim family have urged airlines to adopt more inclusive policies to…

ABC News
Friday 6th December, 2024

What we’re dealing with here is not just about a bunch of disgruntled holidaymakers … it is a crisis, so we do need to have support from the government.” Disability…

Australian Government
Friday 29th November, 2024

The Australian Government has published the 2022 Review of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards) Final Report and Government Response. The Final Report and Government Response,…

The Conversation
Sunday 17th November, 2024

As another Australian summer approaches, many people are planning their holidays, looking forward to the joy travel brings. Yet for Australia’s 5.5 million people with a disability, what should be…

Safe Ride
Friday 8th November, 2024

Safe Ride Aim: The goal of the project is to create multiple Assistive Technology designs, directly addressing safety concerns arising from road users who live with disabilities. The opportunity is to…

AFDO
Friday 8th November, 2024
Friday 15th November, 2024

The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) is supporting an important research initiative led by the Centre for Technology Infusion at La Trobe University. This study aims to enhance level…

ABC News
Tuesday 5th November, 2024

Qantas has settled a Federal Court discrimination claim brought by a woman with disabilities whose assistance dog was refused access to the aircraft cabin. The dog has now been approved…

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Friday 30th August, 2024
Thursday 17th October, 2024

The Australian Government is seeking your views on the design and implementation of the new Aviation Industry Ombuds Scheme to resolve aviation customer complaints and improve outcomes for travellers.

ABC News
Saturday 31st August, 2024

Emma Bennison has encountered so many problems flying over the years, she’s lost count of how many times she’s been poorly treated. “Every time I go to an airport, I’m…

Disability and Transport Standards
Friday 5th July, 2024
Friday 2nd August, 2024

There’s low public awareness of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards) among people with disability. Awareness of the Transport Standards is important so people with disability…