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Behind my crooked legs: The medical reality of life with a disability

Holly Matthews, Thursday, 10th December 2020 -  Holly Matthews explains what life is like for her as a teenager with Cerebral Palsy and shares her thoughts on what the disability and broader community sector can do to help young people like her.
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Indigenous mental health falters under current system

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 9th December 2020 -  A new study finds an overhaul of the health system is required if Indigenous Australians are to have better health outcomes  
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‘This legislation is wrong’: Cashless welfare card faces Senate scrutiny

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 9th December 2020 -  Welfare advocates are urging the Senate to reject the bill          
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Disability groups fight to end segregation of people with disability in Australia

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 9th December 2020 -  The disability royal commission is yet to look at the issue of segregation in detail 
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‘We need to overhaul the system’: Welfare advocates say JobSeeker must be raised permanently

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 8th December 2020 -  A new survey reveals that the pre-COVID JobSeeker rate left 41 per cent of recipients with just $7 a day after paying rent 

Opinion

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Improving the lives of Australians with disability

Vince Massaro, Monday, 7th December 2020 -  As we adjust to a new way of living post-COVID, there is a real opportunity to address the longstanding barriers Australians with disability face, writes Vince Massaro, who shares the findings from a recent survey about how people with disability exp

Opinion

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Mental health and income support

Rachel Siewert, Monday, 7th December 2020 -  The Productivity Commission report into mental health showed the punitive nature of the income support system is adversely impacting people's mental health. Given the issue of robodebt and the increase in people accessing the system, it’s a link wo
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Pushing Australia to change its attitude to people with disability

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 2nd December 2020 -  Meet the NFP working to ensure that there are more realistic inclusions of people with disability across all forms of media

COSS Corner

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Finding ground, new policy networks and a holiday message for government

Contributor, Wednesday, 2nd December 2020 -  All the latest news from the Councils of Social Service of Australia.

Housing all Australians

The time is right for the public and private sector to come together to solve homelessness

Cameron Harvey, Wednesday, 2nd December 2020 -  The pandemic has shown us that we can move quickly to house the homeless when it is prioritised as a community concern, writes Cameron Harvey, as part of a series exploring the role that housing can and should play within Australian society.

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