Latest Disability News

New Changing Places Initiative Unveiled
Celebrating Guide Dogs and Handlers on International Guide Dog Day
Innovative Communication Tool Installed At Borland Leckie Playground
PM announces changes to portfolios
Tip-offs Helping To Catch NDIS Fraudsters
New initiatives to drive better supported employment outcomes
Choice and control: people with disability feel safer when they can select their NDIS providers
2024/25 Annual Community Grants is open to boost community initiatives
Chinese Language School In Court
Heart of Health and Disability Unveils Exciting Lineup for Inaugural Conference
Tip-offs Helping To Catch NDIS Fraudsters
Statement On LiveBetter Civil Penalty Outcome
Choice and control: will NDIS reforms mean people with disability don’t get to decide who they live with?
Shadow Cabinet reflects Labor’s strong focus on jobs 16 April 2024
Sensory room provides inclusive experience at Optus Stadium
Fast-Tracking More Homes For More Victorians
Veteran Jess proud to feel and share Anzac Day reverence
Choice and control: the NDIS was designed to give participants choice, but mandatory registration could threaten this
Hawkesbury Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2023-2026 adopted
Charitable Volunteer Recognised For Giving Back
Under-resourcing of accessible crisis communication a matter of life and death for people with disability
Crisis communication saves lives – but people with disability often aren’t given the message
Carinity Narangba expands to support people with disability
Lillydale Lake Master Plan Endorsed
Australia Post Welcomes Regulatory Changes
Choice and control: are whitegoods disability supports? Here’s what proposed NDIS reforms say
Hornsby Shire Council prepares for the Shire of the future as it adopts Draft Delivery Program and Operational Plan
Cook Government provides major boost for Collie small businesses
Support For Disability Self-Help Groups Across Victoria
No link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children
South Australian Paris Paralympics debutant calls for better training for sports trainers and coaches
Criminal Record Should Not Mean Access To NDIS Denied
Applications open for reference group to improve healthcare for people with disability
Addressing the needs of Australians with Intellectual Disability
Human Rights Council Adopts 14 Texts, Extends Mandates on South Sudan, a Clean Environment, the Right to Privacy, and on Cultural Rights
Katie Kiss commences as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
Communities bloom with cultivation of new Carinity services
Reforms for Outcomes Program Quarterly Meeting Summary Friday 23 February 2024
Robert Fitzgerald commences as Age Discrimination Commissioner
Grants Supporting Students With Life-Altering Injuries
Experienced leaders join Townsville Hospital and Health Board
Disabled Parking Improvements
UN disability rights committee publishes findings on Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Sweden and Zambia
Co-design must be genuine, our lives depend on it: PWDA responds to the NDIS Reform Bill
Draft NDIS bill is the first step to reform – but some details have disability advocates worried
Albanese Government protecting Commonwealth frontline workers
Getting NDIS Back On Track 27 March
Leichhardt Oval To Host 120 Sporting Fixtures In 2024