People with Disability Australia (PWDA) wholly condemns the anti-trans rally and hate speech held outside the Victoria parliament on the weekend and stands in solidarity with the trans and gender diverse (TGD) community.
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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
Advisory groups
Our advisory boards give advice and support to our Board of Directors and Executive Staff in many important areas.
Childhood sexual abuse
Too often, child sexual abuse goes unreported. PWDA is here to support people with disability who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
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…
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Disability Sector Urges No Vote From MPs On Religious Discrimination Bill
Australia’s peak disability organisations have released a statement expressing deep concern about the impact on people with disability of the new Religious Discrimination Bill which will be debated in Parliament tomorrow.
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My experiences have taught me not to trust the police
Until my thirties, I was under the misguided illusion that police protect and serve the public.
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First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system – Part 2
Part 2: 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.