Senate Standing Committee On Finance And Public Administration ‘Inquiry Into Domestic Violence In Australia’ – (Australian Cross Disability Alliance)

September 2014 Whilst there are numerous instances where men and boys with disability are subjected to and experience violence, including domestic/family violence, it is clearly a gendered issue that disproportionately affects women and girls with disability. In this context, this…

NSW Legislative Assembly Public Accounts Committee Inquiry Into Tenancy Management In Social Housing

August 2014 PWDA welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the NSW Legislative Assembly Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into Tenancy Management in Social Housing, with particular reference to the following terms of reference: the cost effectiveness of current tenancy management…

Submission To The Consultation On The Interim Report On Welfare Reform

August 2014 Article 28 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) obliges the Australian Government to safeguard and promote the realisation of these rights. People with disability are entitled to appropriate levels of social protection…

Senate Standing Committee On Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry Into The Extent Of Income Inequality In Australia

August 2014 PWDA welcomes the 2014-15 federal budget commitment to deliver the designated funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) with no changes to the roll out at this stage. It is vital that the NDIS is implemented in…

People With Disability Australia (PWDA) Disability Employment Services (DES) Consumer Engagement Project

August 2014 PWDA believes more work should be done by government, in partnership with business, to ensure people with disability have opportunities for sustainable employment in Australia. While the DES is an important mechanism to place and train people with…

People with Disability Australia joins call to reject harsh budget measures

Wednesday 27 August 2014 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) joins the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) and representatives from across the community sector in Canberra today to call on our elected representatives to protect those living on income support…

Disability advocates call on Senate to stop Bill stripping wages from workers with intellectual disability

25 August 2014 Today, four national peak disability groups will join with the AED Legal Centre and more than 30 community disability organisations to launch an open letter calling on politicians from all parties to vote against a bill to extinguish the…

Social Services And Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2014 And Social Services And Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2014

July 2014 Nearly one in two people with disability in Australia already live in or near poverty. Throughout this submission PWDA explains how measures implemented through this budget will impact disproportionately on those already suffering financial hardship, compounded by the…

Submission To The Senate Standing Committee On Community Affairs Inquiry Into The Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Bill

July 2014 In this submission, PWDA explains  three key reasons why the Bill should not proceed.  Until the Commonwealth commits to ending wage assessment using the BSWAT, people with disability will continue to be assessed by it, and will continue…