PWDA launched its 2025 Federal Election Platform, urging all political parties and candidates to commit to real change for people with disability across Australia.
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PWDA responds to Opposition Budget Reply: People with disability missing in action, cuts to NDIS workforce on the table
People 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 Budget
The 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 NDIS
PWDA 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.
Peak disability org slams 2022 Federal Budget for ‘short-changing’ people with disability
Australia’s peak disability rights and advocacy organisation has criticised the Federal Government for not providing better support for people with disability in the 2022 Budget. People With Disability Australia (PWDA) says the Federal Government has ignored key budget requests that…