DARU Update

Department of Treasury and Finance
Saturday 11th November, 2023
Thursday 23rd November, 2023

Workplace Injury Commission are looking for a Board Director. The Board meets approximately seven times a year and holds additional meetings, as required, to fulfill its duties. In addition, Directors…

City of Melbourne
Thursday 9th November, 2023
Thursday 30th November, 2023

The City of Melbourne’s Disability Advisory Committee, established in 1999, is an advisory group of people with lived experience of disability that provides strategic advice on policy and practice issues…

Thursday 23rd November, 2023, 6.30 - 8pm
Online
Free
Women With Disabilities Victoria

In celebration of National Novel Writing Month, Women with Disability Victoria’s Youth Experts are proud to present Disability Representation in #LoveOZYA #LoveOzYA is a hashtag used to celebrate Australian young…

DANA
Wednesday 8th November, 2023

DANA continues their analysis of the Final Report on the Disability Royal Commission (DRC), with their focus turning to the recommendations relating to restrictive practices.

University of Sydney
Wednesday 8th November, 2023

We spoke to Khanh Tran, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws student and a Disabilities and Carers Officer at the Student Representative Council, and Gemma Lucy Smart, PhD candidate…

National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health
Wednesday 8th November, 2023

Emerging Minds: National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health are inviting you to participate in this survey as a professional in Australia who may work with adults who may be…

ABC News
Tuesday 7th November, 2023

School is the highlight of Brittany’s* life, but the Queensland high school student, who has a disability, is rarely there. “It’s not a very nice feeling being suspended,” she said….

ABC News
Saturday 4th November, 2023

Last month single mother-of-two Stephanie Maass received a phone call out of the blue that left her shocked and worried for her young daughter’s future. The person on the other…

Flinders University
Wednesday 1st November, 2023

Flinders University has launched its supported decision-making toolkit and practical resources website for people with disability and the people who support them.

Australian Financial Review
Thursday 2nd November, 2023

The reviewers of the $42 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme are expected to urge Bill Shorten to implement more rigorous and tailored assessments of participants’ needs to cut spending growth…

Mirage News
Thursday 2nd November, 2023

The question of whether there should be an age limit to joining the National Disability Scheme (NDIS) has been debated since its inception a decade ago. It is being asked…

ABC News
Thursday 2nd November, 2023

Annabel Pitt says she struggled to decide if she should disclose her disability when she applied for jobs. “People often perceive it as lying if you tell them later even if…