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Express your interest to join NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission Focus Group

Categorized in: Uncategorized Posted on: Monday 10 November 2025 Last updated on: Tuesday 11 November 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
PWDA is helping to recruit for an online focus group for the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission creating new videos about the NDIS Code of Conduct.
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Joint Statement – Social Security and Other Leg. Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025

Categorized in: News, Statement Posted on: Thursday 6 November 2025 Last updated on: Thursday 6 November 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
PWDA joins DROs in call on the Federal Government to abandon Social Security and other Leg. Amendment (Technical Changes No.2) Bill 2025.
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Submission: Addressing multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Friday 31 October 2025 Last updated on: Friday 31 October 2025 Written by: PWDA
WWDA and PWDA have made a joint submission to the UN CRPD in response to its call for input on draft guidelines for addressing multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination against women and girls with disability.
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Daniel Flynn announced as Interim President of PWDA

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News Posted on: Wednesday 22 October 2025 Last updated on: Wednesday 22 October 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) announces the board has met and voted to elect Daniel Flynn as Interim President with Eva as Vice President until the 2025 AGM.
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PWDA joins 106 organisations and experts in a call for inquiry into Human Rights Act for NSW

Categorized in: Media Releases, News, Statement Posted on: Wednesday 22 October 2025 Last updated on: Wednesday 22 October 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
PWDA joins more than 100 organisations and individuals to endorse an open statement calling on all NSW Parliamentarians to support the establishment of a public inquiry into a Human Rights Act for New South Wales.
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National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards: third edition

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Thursday 16 October 2025 Last updated on: Thursday 16 October 2025 Written by: PWDA
PWDA provided a submission consultation on the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (third edition).
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Complete PWDA survey on NDIS Support Needs Assessments

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News Posted on: Wednesday 15 October 2025 Last updated on: Tuesday 4 November 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 2
We want to ensure our policy position on Needs Assessment reflect the current priorities and lived experiences of our members.
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Aviation Consumer Protection

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Sunday 5 October 2025 Last updated on: Friday 24 October 2025 Written by: PWDA
PWDA recently responded to the Aviation Consumer Protections legislation as co-chairs on the steering group on co-design of the disability aviation standards,
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Review of the operations of the NSW Reconstruction Authority regarding the NSW East Coast severe weather from May 2025

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Friday 3 October 2025 Last updated on: Friday 24 October 2025 Written by: PWDA
PWDA appreciated the opportunity to provide feedback to the review of the operations of the NSW Reconstruction Authority regarding the NSW East Coast severe weather from May 2025.
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PWDA Endorses CYDA Response to Parliamentary Inquiry into Thriving Kids Initiative

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Thursday 2 October 2025 Last updated on: Wednesday 29 October 2025 Written by: PWDA
PWDA was pleased to endorse Children and Young People with Disability’s (CYDA) Response to the Parliamentary Inquiry.
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