PWDA) is disappointed the Senate Select Committee on Cost of Living Final Report does not include immediate action to address key areas of stress for people with disability
Category: Position Statements
Open letter on the future of UNRWA
PWDA joined 26 organisations as signatory on an open letter seeking urgent leadership from Australian Parliament to ensure the future and security of the UNRWA.
PWDA says centre co-design, choice and control to get registration right
PWDA has deep concerns about today’s proposal for all NDIS platform providers, support coordinators and Support Independent Living (SIL) providers to be registered.
DRO Joint Statement on Lateral Violence in the Disability Community
We are Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations, and our job is to protect and support the rights of people with disabilities. We are also Australians with disabilities.
2026 Census Joint Statement
Joint Statement in support of the inclusion of three new topics on gender, variations of sex characteristics, and sexual orientation variables into the 2026 Census
Joint position statement: NDIS and sexuality
Disability and allied health organisations across Australia signed a position statement strongly opposing any reform to the NDIS that allows the NDIA to exclude services particularly as they relate to sexuality supports for people with disability.
PWDA Board Position on NDIS Amendment Bill 2024
The Board of PWDA opposes the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 in its current form.
PWDA Statement in Support of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament
We support a ‘yes’ vote in the forthcoming Referendum because we believe the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament will provide a mechanism for First Nations Peoples to work in genuine partnership with governments.
Extent and nature of poverty in Australia
As a leading systemic and individual advocacy and disability representative organisation, our submission to the Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia specifically addresses the impacts of poverty on Australians with disability. Disability…
Modern slavery
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) strongly condemns all forms of modern slavery, including forced labour, human trafficking, slavery, child labour, organ removal and slavery-like practices.[1] Modern slavery is a disability issue. People with disability face an increased risk[2] of experiencing…