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- Open letter to the Prime Minister of the 48th Parliament of Australia
PWDA has written an open letter to the Prime Minister congratulating the Labor Party on its election victory and commitments to fairness, equality, and leaving no one behind. - Reform laws that stop people with disability from votingPWDA joins 75 organisations and experts call for reform to laws that stop people with disability from voting.
- PWDA Condemns Ableist Rhetoric and Calls for Respectful Leadership Ahead of ElectionPWDA is calling on political parties, candidates and members of the public to reject ableist language and divisive narratives in the final days of the Federal Election campaign.
- People with Disability Invisible in Election Debates and Housing PromisesPWDA is urging all parties and candidates to immediately address the critical shortage of accessible housing after this week’s leader’s and housing policy debates failed to acknowledge people with disability.
- PWDA Launches Election Platform to Secure Progress for People with DisabilityPWDA launched its 2025 Federal Election Platform, urging all political parties and candidates to commit to real change for people with disability across Australia.
- PWDA responds to Opposition Budget Reply: People with disability missing in action, cuts to NDIS workforce on the tablePeople with Disability People with disability were barely acknowledged in the Federal Budget – and in tonight’s Opposition Budget Reply, we weren’t mentioned at all.
- Joint Statement: People with disability invisible in Federal BudgetThe Federal Budget raises more questions than answers about how people with disability are going to be supported through the government’s major reforms to the NDIS.
- Federal Budget 2025: People with disability invisible in key budget measures but funding for disability supports a start
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. - “We will be watching” – People with Disability Australia warns against cuts to the NDISPWDA 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.
- Joint Statement Calling for People with Disability’s Access to Assistance Animals to be ProtectedPWDA 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.
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