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Poster for Revenue Summit 26 featuring Megan Spindler-Smith, Acting Chief Executive Officer, PWDA, with event date and The Australia Institute logo on a blue background.

PWDA CEO’s speech from the 2026 Revenue Summit

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News Posted on: Friday 16 October 2026 Last updated on: Friday 16 October 2026 Written by: PWDA
PWDA CEO Megan Spindler-Smith speech at the 2026 Revenue Summit on Choices matter: why collecting more revenue is more efficient than cutting the NDIS panel .
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Six lessons to improve leadership opportunities for women with disability

Categorized in: Media Releases, Member News, News Posted on: Thursday 15 October 2026 Last updated on: Wednesday 14 October 2026 Written by: PWDA
A new report from PWDA shows six lessons employers must learn to help remove barriers preventing women with disability from progressing into leadership.
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Advancing Women Report Banner with pages from the report

Improving leadership opportunities for women with disability

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News Posted on: Thursday 15 October 2026 Last updated on: Thursday 15 October 2026 Written by: PWDA
A new report from PWDA shows six lessons employers must learn to help remove barriers preventing women with disability from progressing into leadership.
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New Collaborative Research to Shine a Light on Restrictive Practices

Categorized in: Media Releases, Member News, News Posted on: Wednesday 14 October 2026 Last updated on: Wednesday 14 October 2026 Written by: PWDA
People with Disability Australia and Inclusion Australia are partnering with University of Sydney researchers in new research on the experiences of people with disability subject to restrictive practices.
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Megan Spindler-Smith announced as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PWDA

Megan Spindler-Smith appointed CEO of People with Disability Australia 

Categorized in: Blog, Member News Posted on: Thursday 8 October 2026 Last updated on: Wednesday 7 October 2026 Written by: PWDA
PWDA is pleased to announce the appointment of Megan Spindler-Smith as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). 
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Webinar: Supporting people with disability in their digital healthcare

Categorized in: Blog, News Posted on: Wednesday 7 October 2026 Last updated on: Wednesday 7 October 2026 Written by: PWDA
Register today for this free online digital health learning session designed for health care professionals to Build your knowledge across digital health tools
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PWDA Submission to the Aviation Disability Consultation

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Tuesday 6 October 2026 Last updated on: Tuesday 6 October 2026 Written by: PWDA
PWDA responded to the consultation on Aviation Disability Standards – Submission to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.
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PWDA Submission to Consultation on NDIS Access Changes

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Tuesday 6 October 2026 Last updated on: Tuesday 6 October 2026 Written by: PWDA
PWDA response to the consultation into changes to how people are assessed to see if they can access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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Three Years on from the DRC: Australia needs a Human Rights Act

Categorized in: Blog, News Posted on: Friday 2 October 2026 Last updated on: Friday 2 October 2026 Written by: PWDA
(PWDA) is calling for a National Human Rights Act that gives people with disability stronger, enforceable protection of our rights in Australian law. 
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Thriving Kids rollout must be the start, not the finish

Categorized in: Media Releases, Member News, News Posted on: Thursday 1 October 2026 Last updated on: Thursday 1 October 2026 Written by: PWDA
Thriving Kids begins rolling out across all Australian states and territories except Queensland today. PWDA is calling on governments to urgently set out what comes next for people with disability who will not be covered by the program.
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