People with Disability Australia (PWDA) today welcomes our new Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Smith, who from 12 August takes on the job in a time of change and growth for the organisation, and people with disability. “I’m so pleased to…
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PWDA Submission to Inquiry into Ageing and Disability Commissioner Bill 2019
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