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Disability Groups Weary as DSP Appeals Skyrocket

Luke Michael, Friday, 22nd February 2019 -  Recent research shows the majority of Disability Support Pension appeals end with the applicant being awarded the payment Disability advocates are deeply concerned by an almost…

‘Forgotten’ Refugees With Disability Waiting Months for Basic Services

Luke Michael, Friday, 22nd February 2019 -  A woman arrives in Australia. She is a refugee. She has a disability. She discovers there is no suitable home for her to stay. Instead, she and her family are placed in short-term accommodation…

Disability Accommodation Reforms to Increase Choice and Control

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 8th February 2019 -  Reforms to improve Specialist Disability Accommodation services have been welcomed by disability groups, who say it will allow people with disability more choice and control over…

Is Life Getting Better or Worse for People with Disabilities?

Contributor, Tuesday, 5th February 2019 -  Without data, it is not possible to know whether initiatives are really making a positive difference to people’s lives, write Eric Emerson, George Disney, Nicola Fortune, and the…

Productivity Commission Calls for More Inclusive National Disability Agreement

Luke Michael, Friday, 1st February 2019 -  Australia needs to replace its “outdated” National Disability Agreement to achieve better outcomes for the 3.8 million Australians with disability not supported by the National…

Game-changing Service for Disability Telecommunication Access Launches

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 22nd January 2019 -  An accessible telecoms project has been launched in a bid to fight the growing information gap on accessible services for people with disability.    The service, hailed an Australian…

Greens Unveil ‘Radical’ Plan for Disability Policy

Luke Michael, Friday, 18th January 2019 -  The Greens are calling for a “radical” rethink of disability policy in Australia, unveiling a plan to create a more accessible and equitable society for people with disability. Greens…

Disability Employment in Public Service Going Backwards

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 16th January 2019 -  The disability community is being shut out of public sector jobs, disability groups say in light of recent data which shows the employment of people with disability in the public service…

No ‘Opt Out’ for NDIS Participants

Lee Archer, Monday, 14th January 2019 -  The National Disability Insurance Scheme has increased the privacy intrusion into the everyday lives of some people with disability in ways that would not be acceptable to most Australians,…

Australia’s 2018 Human Rights Performance Slammed

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 9th January 2019 -  The Australian government’s human rights approach to refugees, Indigenous people and those with disability has been slammed by an annual review, which warns that Australia is at…

Review Reveals Significant Failures in Disability Service Provision

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 8th January 2019 -  The Victorian disability services commissioner is urging providers to ensure they have systems in place to care for vulnerable people, after a review uncovered significant failures…

Government Backflips on DSP Suspension Cut For Prisoners

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 20th December 2018 -  A campaign to reverse the federal government’s reduction to the suspension time of the Disability Support Pension for people in prison has been successful, keeping it at two years…

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