PWDA will march in the 2026 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under the banner InFocus: Queer & Disabled.
Author: People with Disability Australia
Federal Budget 2025: People with disability invisible in key budget measures but funding for disability supports a start
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the announcement of $364.5 million funding in tonight’s budget for foundational supports for people with disability. While this safeguards previous budget commitments and provides a modest injection of additional funding in future years, people with disability are not prioritised in key budget measures.
Crossbench and community sector leaders urge parliament to raise income support
Parliamentarians, including many members of the crossbench, have joined community sector leaders, including People with Disability Australia, in calling on the parliament to raise the rate of income support.
DRO Joint Statement on Lateral Violence in the Disability Community
We are Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations, and our job is to protect and support the rights of people with disabilities. We are also Australians with disabilities.
PWDA Reacts to the Australian Government’s Response to the Disability Royal Commission
Government’s DRC response might lead to small adjustments but won’t deliver the massive shift needed to end abuse, neglect and violence for people with disability.
Have your say on the changes to the NDIS
The government is proposing changes to the NDIS through the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024.
We want to hear your views on the Bill and proposed changes.
Your feedback will help shape People with Disability Australia’s (PWDA) response to the Bill and submission to the Committee’s inquiry.
COSP17 Intervention on Modern slavery
PWDA intervention on modern slavery, highlighting the importance of governments to view segregated employment and sheltered workshops as potentials sites of modern slavery.
PWDA calls for action to embed rights and end segregation of people with disability
People with Disability Australia (PWDA), the national cross-disability peak body and representative organisation, has reissued its call for governments to prioritise and fund action plans that support the transition away from segregated housing, employment, and education; eliminate restrictive practices; and embed and protect disability rights in domestic law. The call follows today’s release of the Public consultation on the Disability Royal Commission Summary report by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.
PWDA President’s evidence at Public Hearing into NDIS Amendment Bill
Last week President Marayke Jonkers presented evidence at the Senate Committe Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024.
NDIS Review Member Engagement Summary Report
This report has been developed in the context of proposed changes to the NDIS, following the Independent Review of the NDIS. PWDA proudly presents the views of our members in this report.