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Inclusion Australia
Thursday 16th November, 2023

Inclusion Australia have made a submission to the Parliament of Australia about what we think the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee  Bill should say to make sure people with lived experience…

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…

DSC
Wednesday 25th October, 2023

It’s hard to overstate what a historic time it is for the disability community in Australia right now. The final report from the Royal Commission has just been published and…

Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
Thursday 12th October, 2023

This is a unique time for disability policy in Australia. We are acutely aware that for the past decade, public rhetoric has focused almost exclusively on the NDIS to the…

Law Society of NSW Journal
Wednesday 27th September, 2023

More than four million Australians live with a disability. Their rights are protected by a variety of laws, some international – like the United Nations Convention on the Rights of…

Inclusion Australia
Wednesday 13th September, 2023

Inclusion Australia CEO, Catherine McAlpine, spoke at the National Disability Asset webinar. The Asset aims to better understand specific needs and goals of people with disability – to give a…

Women with Disabilities Victoria

The Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV) Experts by Experience Advocates (Experts) are a group of 12 women with diverse experiences of disability. The Experts support the development of policies, products…

NDIA
Monday 28th August, 2023

The Government is focused on building the capability of families and carers of children with disability or developmental concerns in early childhood and education and care settings through new resources…

Madeline Wedesweiler
SBS News
Tuesday 29th August, 2023

Hearing and vision-impaired Australians lack the accessible information they need to make an informed decision on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, advocates say.

University of Melbourne
Thursday 23rd March, 2023
Monday 23rd October, 2023

The new Disability, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne invites Expressions of Interest for a PhD. The Initiative aims to create and…

Mental Health Victoria
Tuesday 15th August, 2023
Victoria will have a new Mental Health and Wellbeing Act from 1 September 2023. The new Act replaces the Mental Health Act 2014. It has new rights-based principles that promote
Lee-Ann Monk, David Henderson, Christine Bigby, Richard Broome and Katie Holmes
Monash University Publishing
Monday 26th June, 2023
This meticulously researched book uses archival records to explore the history of Kew Cottages through the trajectory of ideas behind development of disability policy, both nationally and internationally, and the