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The Conversation
Wednesday 24th January, 2024

Australia’s former disability discrimination commissioner, Graeme Innes, has settled his dispute with Adelaide Airport. His complaint to the Human Rights Commission was lodged after being denied access to a body…

Physical Disability Australia
Thursday 23rd November, 2023

PDA recently wrote a Position Statement on the Treatment of Passengers with Physical Disabilities on Airlines & in Australian Airports which will be included as a submission to the Aviation…

Christian Astourian
Saturday 14th October, 2023
Sunday 19th November, 2023

Would you like public transports in Victoria to be fully accessible for everyone, including people with a disability, parents with prams, elderly people and anyone with temporary and permanent mobility…

Department of Transport and Planning
Friday 13th October, 2023
Tuesday 31st October, 2023

Victorian Government are seeking feedback on the Transport Accessibility Strategy. You are invited you to complete a survey, markup changes on the draft strategy or upload a submission by the…

Zoe Simmons
ABC News
Tuesday 26th September, 2023

Discovering mobility aids have been damaged or broken during air travel is not new to anyone with a disability — but even disability advocate Akii Ngo was shocked by the

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Australian Government
Tuesday 19th September, 2023

On 7 September 2023, the Australian Government released the Aviation Green Paper. The Green Paper provides the principles, initiatives and policy settings the government is considering to shape Australia’s aviation…

Guardian Australia
Friday 15th September, 2023

Disability advocate says there is ‘no political will’ to make accessibility upgrades as Brunswick residents plan rally.

Courtney Withers
ABC
Sunday 18th June, 2023
More than 200 people have gathered in Melbourne's inner north, calling on the State Government to create more accessible public transport. The group says when level crossings are removed in
Patrick Hatch
The Age
Saturday 17th June, 2023
Not a single stop on Melbourne’s tram network has been made more accessible in the past 12 months and only four were delivered over the past three years, as work
Sydney Rd Accessible Transport
Thursday 11th May, 2023
Friday 10th November, 2023
When the Upfield train line is closed to remove the Brunswick level crossings and build Skyrail, there will be NO accessible public transport along the Upfield corridor for the duration
Ainsley Hughes
The Conversation
Friday 17th March, 2023
People with disabilities arguably stand to gain the most from good public transport, but are continually excluded by transport systems that still aren’t adapted to their needs as the law
Antonia O'Flaherty and Alana Kennedy-Tucker
ABC News
Friday 17th February, 2023

Brisbane resident Chris Noble agrees electric vehicles present many opportunities with inclusive designs and modifications but he’s frustrated at charging bays that lack accessibility.