One student was routinely punished for her “ADHD behaviours” at school, another was locked in a classroom, while another was sent home 85 times in a single year. These are just some of the responses we had in a new survey of parents and caregivers about their disabled children’s experiences […]
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Warning: This article contains the names and details of deceased Aboriginal people. The lawns outside the Alice Springs courthouse have once again become a sacred ground for mourning. Smoke from smouldering eucalyptus leaves curls into the dry desert air as Warlpiri elders stand barefoot in grief. Beside them, signs bearing […]
The First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN), a national organisation governed by Indigenous Australians with lived experience of disability, is intensifying its call for cultural inclusion in the country’s disability support services. Representing a significant portion of Australia’s First Peoples, FPDN advocates for tailored programs that meet the unique cultural […]
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), introduced to provide essential support to Australians living with disabilities, has faced increasing challenges, not only in delivering services but in dealing with rampant fraud. As much as one-fifth of the scheme’s annual disability funding, amounting to an estimated $8 billion, has been siphoned […]
As social justice movements gain momentum, a troubling pattern has emerged within Australia’s corporate landscape: performative activism. This phenomenon, characterised by superficial displays of support for marginalised communities without genuine commitment to tangible action, presents formidable obstacles to genuine progress in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. In the wake of […]
Many Australians with disability feel on the edge of a precipice right now. Recommendations from the disability royal commission and the NDIS review were released late last year. Now a draft NDIS reform bill has been tabled. In this series, experts examine what new proposals could mean for people with disability. […]
