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Peak Disability Org Calls For Clarity On Proposed NDIS Reforms
Australia’s peak disability advocacy group is concerned some proposed reforms to the legislation underpinning the National Disability...
People with Disability Australia
Oct 7, 20213 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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New Office of Disability to promote rights and interests of sector in WA
The McGowan Labor Government will establish the State's first Office of Disability ('the Office'), to promote the rights and interests of
Jonathan Shar
Sep 9, 20212 min read
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Call to promote quality in disability services and provide appropriate safeguards
The Disability Royal Commission has published the Overview of responses to the Safeguards and Quality issues paper.
Jonathan Shar
Sep 8, 20212 min read
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Episode 54: Disability and Employment
Summary CripChat Australia is a podcast produced and delivered by Australian Disability, it aims to educate, entertain and inform the...
Jonathan Shar
Jun 12, 20211 min read
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Episode 53: Disability, Respect, Organisations and Culture
Summary CripChat Australia is a podcast produced and delivered by Australian Disability. Our podcast aims to educate, entertain and...
Jonathan Shar
May 27, 20211 min read
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What People with Disability Want from the Federal Budget
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has released a list of asks for the next Federal Budget in a document called A Fair Go for People
Jonathan Shar
May 7, 20215 min read
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Fears Are Justified, Says PWDA President
This week, I spoke at the Joint Standing Committee on the issues around Independent Assessments.
Jonathan Shar
Apr 30, 20216 min read
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URGENT: We need more time to end the violence and abuse of people with disability in Australia
Disability advocacy organisations are supporting the calls for a 17-month extension to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse Neglect...
Jonathan Shar
Apr 19, 20212 min read
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'Dehumanising' and 'a nightmare': why disability groups want NDIS independent assessments scrapped
A coalition of more than 20 disability organisations released a statement yesterday setting out significant concerns over the federal govern
Jonathan Shar
Mar 15, 20210 min read
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People with Disability Australia Appoints Interim CEO
The Board of People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Seb Zagarella as Interim CEO of PWDA.
Jonathan Shar
Dec 3, 20202 min read
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New disability strategy to increase Australian Public Service employment opportunities
Marking International Day of People with Disability, the Morrison Government has today released a new Australian Public Service (APS) empl
Jonathan Shar
Dec 3, 20202 min read
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Open Letter to Joe Biden regarding Disability Inclusive Policy and Nothing About Us Without Us
Hope wins over Fear, America may be "First" but a divided nation creates an unstable world.
Congratulations President-Elect @JoeBiden
Jonathan Shar
Nov 9, 20202 min read
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The IPC seek 2021 General Assembly host
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed that its next General Assembly will take place in December 2021.
Jonathan Shar
Nov 7, 20202 min read
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Fight against NDIS independent assessments ramps up
The pressure is mounting on the government to answer questions around how the controversial National Disability Insurance Scheme independent
Jonathan Shar
Sep 15, 20202 min read
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South Australia's ban on single-use plastic cutlery and straws hailed as 'historic'
South Australia has become the first Australian state to introduce laws banning some single-use plastics including cutlery, straws and stirr
Jonathan Shar
Sep 11, 20203 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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Calls to get more people with disability on the NDIA board
The Morrison government is being urged to increase disability representation on the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) board after
Jonathan Shar
Aug 17, 20202 min read
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Changes to National Disability Insurance Agency Board
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today announced that Mr John Walsh AM has decided to resign from the
Jonathan Shar
Aug 14, 20201 min read
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Lara MP John Eren receives widespread support after publicly revealing Parkinson’s diagnosis
Support has poured in for Lara MP John Eren after he publicly revealed his battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Jonathan Shar
Aug 10, 20202 min read
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