Disability
People with disabilities marginalised in politics and wider society

Diversity in Australia’s federal and state parliaments has been a hot topic for debate in recent ...  
Disability advocates condemn neglect of chronic fatigue syndrome sufferers

The Australian medical community is ignoring research and promoting outdated information in the ...  
Ripped off: NDIS users failed by clueless Coalition

The NDIS continues to embed structural stigma into its service delivery. Meanwhile, the Coalition ...  
People living with disability have a dignified right to sex

Graeme Sparkes reviews a new memoir that explores the bond a mother shares with her son who is ...  
Sex and disability: The right to intimate connection

In this personal account, a mother explores the health and quality-of-life benefits of sex work in ...  
Climate change threatens the lives of people with disabilities

As a person with a disability, I was not ready for climate change.  
An open letter to the Morrison Government: I can't stop being disabled

Luke Hinsley writes an open letter detailing his distress after Centrelink refused financial ...  
#5 TOP IA STORY OF 2020: Scott Morrison's Pentecostal beliefs have affected Liberal Party policies

The impact of Scott Morrison's Pentacostal beliefs concern many Australians, as shown by this ...  
The Morrison Government's unfair treatment of disabled job seekers

Job seekers with disabilities claim job providers are cutting payments when they have missed ...  
Federal Budget offers little for people with disabilities

To cap off a year of bitter turmoil for Australians, people with disabilities and their carers ...  
It doesn't feel like 'we are all in this together'

Australia’s COVID-19 experience is quickly creating a mental health minefield, writes Naomi ...  
How support for disability can enable us all

If we make our communities more inclusive of people with disability, everyone in society will ...  
Tragic neglect: Who is checking on the NDIS' most vulnerable?

Recent deaths suggest gaps in Australia's system of care for vulnerable people with disability.  
How the NDIS has failed under a Liberal government

Now that we have abandoned the precious surplus, Tim Cornwall asks if we could reverse the NDIS ...  
The NDIS leaves workers behind

The NDIS would better serve its participants if its workforce had decent pay and good working ...  
Wren's Week: Scott Morrison's Pentecostal beliefs have affected Liberal Party policies

Scott Morrison's blind devotion to his religious beliefs has had an influence on various Liberal ...  
A left-wing critique of the NDIS

While the NDIS has made some positive inroads, it has some way to go to fulfil its ambitious ...  
Investigation
Stuart Robert to appeal NDIS funding for MS sufferer

Stuart Robert's move to appeal an MS sufferer's NDIS funding reflects his own personal prejudice ...  
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