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Disability and Poverty: Submission to the Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia

PWDA’s submission to the Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia makes several recommendation: Read the full submission here: PDF, Word document

Group of 65 organisations and experts call for reform to laws that stop people with disability from voting

On 21 May this year, most adult Australians will vote in the Federal Election. However, there is a whole section of our community who can be removed from the Electoral Roll and disallowed from having their say: people deemed to…

Key disability advocacy groups join with ACOSS to urge Government to act on DSP Senate Inquiry Report

Whilst there are some welcome recommendations in the Report, we urge the government to take responsibility for taking action on addressing the level of need and distress that people with disability experience while trying to survive on income support. Australia…
On the right is a chainlink fence, topped with barbed wire. The background is an out of focus bright blue sky with drifting clouds.

First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system – Part 2

Photo courtesy of Markus Spiske on Unsplash Marisa Sposaro (Doin’ Time, 3CR) interviews Peta MacGillivray (Social Policy and Research, UNSW Sydney) on First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system. Listen to the full interview here: Transcript: Marisa:…
The camera looks through the centre of a coil of barbed wire attached to a fence. Through the gaps in the wire we see a long, 3brown building, a square tower, an electricity pole and, in the far distance, tree covered hills.

First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system – Part 1

Photo courtesy of Hédi Benyounes on Unsplash Marisa Sposaro (Doin’ Time, 3CR) interviews Professor Eileen Baldry (Criminologist, UNSW Sydney) on First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system. Listen to the full interview here: Transcript: Marisa: Today on…