People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the announcement of $364.5 million funding in tonight’s budget for foundational supports for people with disability. While this safeguards previous budget commitments and provides a modest injection of additional funding in future years, people with disability are not prioritised in key budget measures.
PWDA and Australians with disability will not stand by while the NDIS and the essential supports are threatened by cost-cutting or used as a political football.
PWDA joined other organisations led by the Australian Autism Alliance, in a joint statement calling for critical reform through the establishment of a National Assistance Animal Framework to meet the needs of people with disability and remove inequitable access barriers.
PWDA joins Human Rights Act for NSW (HRA4NSW) – an alliance of forty seven (47) civil society and community organisations in the call for an inquiry into a Human Rights Act for NSW.
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PWDA is deeply concerned that state and territory governments are delaying the rollout of foundational supports, leaving millions of people with disability to continue without access to essential services.
254 disability organisations and providers call for urgent action from the Government and the new Minister for the NDIS to protect the safety and wellbeing of NDIS participants amid rushed reforms.
Parliamentarians, including many members of the crossbench, have joined community sector leaders, including People with Disability Australia, in calling on the parliament to raise the rate of income support.
For the first time, People with Disability Australia (PWDA), the national cross-disability rights and representative organisation and national peak for LGBTQIA+ people with disability, has taken to the streets of St Kilda for the 2025 Midsumma Pride March.
PWDA condemns the QLD Government’s decision to suspend the provision of puberty blockers and hormone therapies to minors seeking gender-affirming care
