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Tammy Milne details COVID-19 experience to Disability Royal Commission
A woman with a disability spent four days without a support worker during the height of the coronavirus lockdown in North-West Tasmania...
Jonathan Shar
Dec 31, 20222 min read
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Disability Royal Comm Paper | Australia allowing human rights violations of people with a disability
Australia’s interpretation of the UN’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was preventing reform and allowing huma
Jonathan Shar
Apr 8, 20223 min read
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COVID-19 vaccine strategy and roll-out for people with disability ‘seriously deficient’ draft report
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has today released the draft Commissioners’
Jonathan Shar
Sep 27, 20213 min read
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Disabled man with acquired brain injury allegedly robbed by teenagers
Two teenagers have been charged after a man with an acquired brain injury was allegedly assaulted and robbed in Melbourne’s west.
Jonathan Shar
Sep 16, 20201 min read
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Police hit Victorian man with car before stomping on his head, video reveals
The family of a man who was driven into by police and is in an induced coma after being stomped on is calling for an independent investigati
Jonathan Shar
Sep 15, 20203 min read
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Ann Marie Smith report urges NDIS Commission to act earlier to identify vulnerable Australians
Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith died earlier this year in horrific conditions.
She suffered septic shock, multi-organ failure and malnutriti
Jonathan Shar
Sep 7, 20203 min read
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NDIS Fraud Taskforce investigates alleged fraud involving Western Sydney healthcare provider
This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police, National Disability Insurance Agency and Services Australia.
Jonathan Shar
Aug 27, 20202 min read
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Commonwealth update on NDIS participants and COVID-19
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today announced the Commonwealth will commence providing data on inf
Jonathan Shar
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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Disability inquiry to hear COVID-19 impact
The impact of coronavirus on people with a disability, as well as the federal government’s pandemic response, will be examined across a four
Jonathan Shar
Aug 18, 20201 min read
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New guide to help build a trauma-informed disability sector
The Morrison government is backing the creation of a best-practice guide to help the disability sector better support people with disabilit
Jonathan Shar
Aug 18, 20202 min read
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Disability inquiry on COVID-19 impact
People with disability, their families and advocates are expected to testify before a royal commission about their experiences during the c
Jonathan Shar
Aug 17, 20202 min read
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Banned care provider 'gone' in SA: premier
A care provider in South Australia "is gone" after being shut down by authorities over the death of cerebral palsy sufferer Ann Marie Smith,
Jonathan Shar
Aug 14, 20202 min read
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'Very serious charges': Perth teen accused of assaulting student with a disability
A Perth teenager accused of assaulting a fellow high school student so severely he was hospitalised has been warned by a magistrate to tak
Jonathan Shar
Aug 7, 20202 min read
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Disabled woman's carer to face court in SA
A carer for disabled Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith has spent a night in custody and is set to face court charged with manslaughter over th
Jonathan Shar
Aug 7, 20201 min read
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Safeguarding gaps actioned as final report handed down
The Marshall Liberal Government is actioning disability safeguarding gaps highlighted by the independent taskforce – including bringing fo
Jonathan Shar
Aug 4, 20203 min read
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State Government accepts recommendations by disability Safeguarding Task Force set up after Annie Sm
More resources to help safeguard vulnerable disabled South Australians will be fast-tracked by the State Government in response to the reco
Jonathan Shar
Aug 4, 20203 min read
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'Looming' COVID-19 emergency in disability support homes
Outbreaks of COVID-19 similar to those in 87 Victorian aged care homes were likely in the disability care sector unless nurses were brought
Jonathan Shar
Aug 3, 20204 min read
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Ten coronavirus cases confirmed in Aruma group home in Melbourne's northern suburbs
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The residents in a household of six in Melbourne's northern suburbs have intellectual disabilities and autism
The house
Jonathan Shar
Jul 31, 20203 min read
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Cops escape pensioner bashing conviction
Three police officers who bashed a Melbourne pensioner during an arrest in September 2018 have escaped conviction and been hit with fines.
Jonathan Shar
Jul 29, 20202 min read
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Sharing your story with Disability Royal Commission
As at 30 June, the Royal Commission has received 1141 submissions
47 per cent have been from people with disability
Jonathan Shar
Jul 27, 20202 min read
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