Wednesday 27 August 2014 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) joins the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) and representatives from across the community sector in Canberra today to call on our elected representatives to protect those living on income support…
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NGO’s urge banks to meet consumers’ needs and end discriminatory practices
8 August 2014 Human-rights focused NGOs have joined forces to call on banks to retain sign-only debit and credit cards for the small number of Australian consumers who need them. Council on the Ageing NSW (COTA NSW), Physical Disability Council…
Graeme Innes – Australians with disability say thank you
Friday 4 July 2014 Today People with Disability Australia (PWDA) fondly farewells Australia’s Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Mr Graeme Innes AM from the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). There are very few people with disability in high-profile, leadership positions within Government,…
People with disability need extension to Child Sex Abuse Royal Commission
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BUDGET 2014: A mixed bag for disability “We need a jobs guarantee, not a welfare guarantee”
Tuesday 13 May 2014 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has welcomed the Budget announcement that the Federal Government intends to roll out the NDIS on time and in full. However, PWDA expressed concerns that thousands under the age of 35…
NDIS delay unacceptable
1 May 2014 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) opposes any delay to the full rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). We hold grave concerns about the Government’s commitment to the scheme after a delay was recommended in today’s…
Australian Human Rights Commission supports continued discrimination of employees with disability
30 April 2014 National peak disability and advocacy groups condemn the decision by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) to allow the Australian Government and sheltered workshops (also known as Australian Disability Enterprises or ‘ADEs’) to continue to discriminate against employees…
No broken promises Get Real on Jobs for people with disability
22 April 2014 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) calls on the Abbott Government to honour its election promise to make no changes to pensions in the upcoming federal budget, including the Disability Support Pension (DSP). We urge the Government to work in…
Deliver NDIS on time and get it right
21 March 2014 The national peak cross-disability body People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has urged the Australian Government to deliver the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) on time while investing the effort needed to get it right. This follows the release…