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- ACIE Statement: Queensland risks condemning generations of students to segregated schooling
The ACIE is alarmed by the Qld Government’s announcement to build six new special schools, condemning generations of students to segregated schooling. - Less bang for your buck – NSW Budget is missing key opportunities for everyoneFollowing the release of NSW Budget, PWDA is calling on the NSW Government to commit to the inclusion and wellbeing of people with disability.
- PWDA calls for clarity and inclusion following delays to foundational supports rolloutPWDA is calling on the Federal Government to provide greater clarity and consult more closely with people with disability, following the announcement that the rollout of foundational supports – scheduled to begin on 1 July 2025 – will be delayed.
- Open letter to the Prime Minister of the 48th Parliament of AustraliaPWDA 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.
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