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Disability Royal Commission
PWDA has prepared and launched a formal report in response to the Disability Royal Commission’s recommendations.
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Webinar: Supporting people with disability in their digital healthcare
Register today for this free online digital health learning session designed for health care professionals to Build your knowledge across digital health tools
PWDA Submission to the Aviation Disability Consultation
PWDA responded to the consultation on Aviation Disability Standards – Submission to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.
PWDA Submission to Consultation on NDIS Access Changes
PWDA response to the consultation into changes to how people are assessed to see if they can access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Three Years on from the DRC: Australia needs a Human Rights Act
(PWDA) is calling for a National Human Rights Act that gives people with disability stronger, enforceable protection of our rights in Australian law.
Thriving Kids rollout must be the start, not the finish
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.
Clarity on Queensland’s pathway forward for Foundational Support
Letter to Minister outlining our concerns about the continuing lack of clarity for Queenslanders as Thriving Kids begins rolling out nationally.
Thriving Kids and Foundational Supports: what you need to know
Thriving Kids starts rolling out from 1 October 2026. It is the first phase of a much bigger change to disability supports outside the NDIS.
More NDIS changes from 1 October: What you need to know
From 1 October 2026, significant changes to some NDIS support budgets will begin.
Here’s what people with disability need to know.
Here’s what people with disability need to know.
Three Years from DRC: Restrictive practices must be eliminated
Three years after the Disability Royal Commission, PWDA is urging governments to commit to eliminating restrictive practices and set out consistent plans for how they will get there.
Three Years from DRC: Disability discrimination law puts the burden on the people it should protect
PWDA is calling for urgent reform of the Disability Discrimination Act so organisations have greater responsibility to prevent discrimination before it happens.