18 November 2013 National elections have produced a strong Board for the national cross disability peak body People with Disability Australia (PWDA). The new Board took office at the 2013 PWDA Annual General Meeting celebrating a landmark year which saw robust campaigning on…
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PWDA Submission Regarding DSS Application For Exemption In Relation To The Use Of The Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT)
October 2013 PWDA welcomed the decision of the Federal Court in Nojin & Prior v Commonwealth [2012] FCAFC 192 in December 2012, and the recent supportive ruling of the High Court in May 2013. Ending use of the BSWAT as…
Coalition commitment to entitlement based scheme
Tuesday 17 September 2013 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the appointment of The Hon Kevin Andrews MP to the position of Minister for Social Services, and of Senator Mitch Fifield to the position of Assistant Minister for Social Services…
We are ready to lift
9 September 2013 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the election of the new Australian Government and offers our congratulations to the incoming Prime Minister, Mr Abbott. We welcome the comments on Saturday night by Mr Abbott that “a good government is…
PWDA Submission To Access To Justice In The Criminal Justice System For People With Disability
August 2013 The questions used in the Forum address issues raised by the Access to Justice Issues Paper published by the Commission in April 2013. This submission is a response to the call for submissions to the Access to Justice…
Stop the Abuse: Election 2013 Policy – Six Ways to Stem the Tide
11 August 2013 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has called for a coordinated national effort to stamp out violence, abuse and neglect of people with disability and improve access to the justice system. PWDA President Craig Wallace said, “Over the…
WA in NDIS – Whole of Australia covered: Now keep it sustainable and consumer-controlled
4 August 2013 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister Rudd that Western Australia will sign up to DisabilityCare. We understand that DisabilityCare and WA’s individualised support pilot called My Way are to be trialled…
Australia, let’s get real with jobs
8 July 2013 People with Disability Australia calls on Federal, State and Local Government, employers in business and the third sector to get real with jobs for people with disability with the launch of our Getting Real on Jobs. “The recent…
Myer needs to get on with the job
Monday 1 July 2013 Today the national cross-disability peak body, People with Disability Australia (PWDA) called for Myer to stop shooting the messenger and start walking the talk on disability employment. This follows a critical opinion editorial piece in today’s Australian…
NSW Budget: mixed results for people with disability
18 June 2013 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the NSW Government’s budget commitment of $2.9 billion for ageing and disability services, including substantial funding that will support people with disability to transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).…