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Submission to the NDIS Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Tuesday 10 February 2026 Last updated on: Tuesday 10 February 2026 Written by: PWDA
Submission to NDIS Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 review The Bill would change the NDIS Act 2013 to give the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission stronger powers, and to make specific operational changes to the NDIA.
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Help PWDA put LGBTQIA+ People with Disability In Focus

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News Posted on: Monday 9 February 2026 Last updated on: Monday 9 February 2026 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
InFocus: Queer & Disabled is a digital storytelling campaign led by PWDA, centring the voices and lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ people with disability.
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Targeted Funding Required to Address Gaps Affecting People with Disability

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Thursday 5 February 2026 Last updated on: Thursday 5 February 2026 Written by: PWDA
People with disability were largely invisible in the last Federal Budget. PWDA urges the Government to implement the recommendations outlined in this submission in the 2026/7 Federal Budget.
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DROs Respond to Government Agreement on Disability Supports

Categorized in: Media Releases, News Posted on: Tuesday 3 February 2026 Last updated on: Wednesday 4 February 2026 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
Disability Representative Organisations respond to Government agreement regarding hospital funding and disability supports and Thriving Kids.
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Register now for PWDA’s Online Forum: Two Years On From the Disability Royal Commission

Categorized in: Events, Member News, News Posted on: Wednesday 28 January 2026 Last updated on: Wednesday 4 February 2026 Written by: PWDA
PWDA invites you to our national online forum to reflect on where we are more than two years after the Disability Royal Commission Final Report was released.
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Making Australia’s Hate Speech and Vilification Laws Work for People with Disability

Categorized in: News, Statement Posted on: Tuesday 27 January 2026 Last updated on: Tuesday 27 January 2026 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
PWDA joins Disability Representative Organisations in Call Making Australia’s Hate Speech and Vilification Laws Work for People with Disability
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Introducing the Access to Enterprise Project Advisory Board

Categorized in: Member News, News Posted on: Tuesday 27 January 2026 Last updated on: Tuesday 27 January 2026 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
Introducing Advisory Board members for our Access to Enterprise Project designed to help women and feminine-identifying people with disability build sustainable self-employment.
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PWDA Statement: NDIS New Framework Planning Consultation

Categorized in: Member News, News, Statement Posted on: Friday 23 January 2026 Last updated on: Friday 23 January 2026 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
Survey to share initial reactions, concerns and questions regarding NDIS New Framework Planning to shape PWDA consultation response, advocacy and public messaging. 
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Join PWDA’s Small Business Mentoring Program for Women with Disability

Categorized in: Member News, News Posted on: Friday 9 January 2026 Last updated on: Tuesday 27 January 2026 Written by: PWDA Comments: 3
PWDA is inviting women with disability who own small or micro businesses to join our Access to Enterprise Online Mentoring Program.
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PWDA Submission into Disability Safeguards Consultation

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Friday 19 December 2025 Last updated on: Friday 19 December 2025 Written by: PWDA
PWDA provide comment on the Disability Safeguards Consultation. We provide information about key safeguarding concerns that we have heard from our community.
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