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Tag: disability
MEDIA RELEASE: PWDA responds to the 2026-2027 Federal Budget
PWDA says the Federal Budget cuts the supports people with disability rely on to live ordinary lives, without delivering the equivalent alternatives people are being told will replace them.
NDIS Reform in Focus: Key Themes from the PWDA National Community Forum
PWDA hosted community forum for members and community to discuss NDIS changes. What we know, how people are feeling and what we can collectively do to push back.
The NDIS belongs to us. We fought for it. We sustain it. We’ll protect it, together
PWDA member and supporter Laura Pettenuzzo talks about the changes facing current and potential NDIS participants and what the NDIS has done for her
This is what ‘reasonable and necessary’ looks like for Jane Britt
This is what ‘reasonable and necessary’ looks like for petition supporter Jane Britt, a disability policy consultant who is deafblind and a NDIS participant.
PWDA backs President of AHRC call for a national Human Rights Act
PWDA backed President of the Australian Human Rights Commission Hugh de Kretser’s call for a Human Rights Act, made in an address to the National Press Club.
Submission to the Inquiry into the Integrity of the NDIS
PWDA welcomed the opportunity to contribute to the Joint Standing Committee on the Inquiry into the Integrity of the NDIS.
What we know so far about latest NDIS changes
The Government has announced major changes to the NDIS, outlined by Minister Mark Butler at the National Press Club on 22 April 2026. Here’s what we know
Disability advocates call on Government to ensure critical supports remain while NDIS changes are made
PWDA raised serious concerns following today’s announcements by the Minister for Health, Disability and Ageing Mark Butler, warning the changes risk leaving people with disability without the supports they need to live ordinary lives.
PWDA warns NDIS changes risk leaving people without support
PWDA raised serious concerns following today’s announcements by the Minister for Health, Disability and Ageing Mark Butler, warning the changes risk leaving people with disability without the supports they need to live ordinary lives.