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PWDA slams Senate Committee’s Recommendation to Pass the NDIS Bill
PWDA Slams Senate Committee’s Recommendation To Pass NDIS Bill
Release of Tasmanian Disability Inclusion Plan 2026-2030
Disability community informs improvements to DSS Bill
Alberta’s disability benefit overhaul shifts more economic risk onto people with disabilities
Dementia Australia Supports Castlemaine
Two Victorians charged with further offences related to alleged importation of illicit performance and image enhancing drugs
People with psychosocial disability from mental illness will lose out from tightened NDIS eligibility
UN disability rights committee to review Qatar, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Chile and Slovakia
Record Crowd Celebrated Our City At Hawkesbury Fest
Local government funding inquiry to hear from Geoscape Australia and the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Government set for some compromise on gambling bill, with curb on inducements
Joint enforcement action in the Australian Capital Territory results in significant seizures of illegal tobacco and vaping goods
IAG welcomes 50th intern through long-standing partnership with the Australian Disability Network
Megan Spindler-Smith, National Press Club Address 10 August 2026
“Rip it up”: PWDA urges Parliament to reject NDIS Bill and start again
Joint Communiqué: Disability Representative Organisation and Legal Roundtable on the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Total Mobility scheme strengthened following review
Is sheer stubbornness taking the NDIS down a path it doesn’t need to travel?
Impacts On Unpaid Carers Not Considered In NDIS Changes
Draft Aviation Disability Standards Released
Consultation Opens On New Aviation Disability Standards
Interim Commissioner Update
Disability community demands the government scrap the NDIS Bill before the upcoming Senate vote on 14 August 2026
Inquiry – Housing Catastrophe: Prices and Rents Soar Past Wages
Record investment in NSW sport continues under the Minns Labor Government
AMA submission: Current informed financial consent should be maintained
Disabled people face greater climate change risks – and they can also help NZ adapt
Human Rights Commission urges Australian Government to ‘hit pause’ on NDIS reform Bill
Disability community invited to join new netword – East Gippsland
Health Minister to address more than 1,000 nurses at national forum
Canberrans urged to remember assistance animals have the right to ride
Reforms Driving Better Transport Outcomes For Territorians
Service dog IDs to improve disability access
Victorian Premier Issues Statement 4 August
People with Physical Disabilities Are Not a Line Item to Cut, We Are an Asset to Count
In memory care deserts, senior centers can help close the gap in brain-related healthcare
PWDA warns new evidence shows Government is not ready for sweeping NDIS reforms
Disability Standards for Education updated to include early childhood education and care services
Nominations open for 2026 Moira Shire Business Excellence Awards
First new treatment in more than 20 years for rare, incurable brain cancer, listed on the PBS
Getting Older In Country
Innovation In Women’s Sport Rewarded
Three new appointments to the NZSL Board
Ontario adjusted its return-to-office rules for FIFA World Cup traffic. Why are disability accommodations treated differently?
AMA President’s update: Medical Practice Committee, prac payments, elections, workforce advocacy, and more
Darwin woman second person charged over alleged abuse of public office and multimillion-dollar NDIS plot
PWDA Launches Community Attitudes Project