PWDA hosted an event to mark Twenty years of the United Nations Convention on the Rights for People with Disabilities (CRPD): From Commitment to Change
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50,000 people call for Australian Human Rights Act
Petition for a Human Rights Act handed to a cross-section of Labor, Greens and independent Federal MPs and Senators at Parliament House today.
PWDA welcomes Senate rejection of automated aged care assessments, warns against repeating the harm in the NDIS
PWDA welcomed the Senate’s recognition of the harm caused by automated aged care assessments and warned the Federal Government not to repeat the same mistakes in the NDIS.
A devastating day for people with disability as NDIS Bill passes
PWDA has condemned the passage of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026, condemning Parliament for proceeding despite the overwhelming evidence of the unacceptable and foreseeable harm these changes will cause people with disability, our families and carers, and the Australian economy.
PWDA slams Senate Committee’s Recommendation to Pass the NDIS Bill
PWDA condemns the Senate Committee’s recommendation that the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 proceed.
Complete the PWDA Survey on Inclusive Communities Fund
Complete the PWDA Survey to Help Shape our submission on a proposed Inclusive Communities Fund to help community organisations become more inclusive and accessible.
Megan Spindler-Smith, National Press Club Address 10 August 2026
Speaking at the National Press Club, PWDA Acting CEO Megan Spindler-Smith said the Bill abandoned the original promise of the NDIS by asking people with disability to pay the price for a policy choice the Government did not have to make.
“Rip it up”: PWDA urges Parliament to reject NDIS Bill and start again
PWDA has called on Parliament to reject the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026, warning the Government has chosen to cut participant supports instead of fixing the institutions responsible for administering and safeguarding the Scheme.
Joint Communiqué: Disability Representative Organisation and Legal Roundtable on the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Communiqué following Disability Representative Organisations and Legal Roundtable to discuss the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026.
PWDA Supplementary Paper to the NDIS Amendment Bill Inquiry 2026
PWDA provided a Supplementary Paper to the Inquiry into the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026.