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Australia: PWDA Responds To Opposition Budget Reply

Sunday, 30 March 2025, 9:07 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

As we head into a Federal Election, People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is concerned this omission sends a clear and chilling message: people with disability are not front and centre in either major party’s vision for the election. More >>

PWDA Responds To The Federal Budget

Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 8:29 am | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

Federal Budget 2025: People with disability invisible in key budget measures but funding for disability supports a start More >>

“We Will Be Watching” – People With Disability Australia Warns Against Cuts To The NDIS

Monday, 24 March 2025, 7:27 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

“Australians with disability and our millions of allies are paying attention. We are voters. We are workers. We are community members. And we will be keeping this front of mind when we cast our votes at the upcoming election,” PWDA Deputy CEO ... More >>

People With Disability Australia Will Be ‘Proud And Free To Be Me’ At The Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade

Friday, 28 February 2025, 6:44 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

As Australia's national peak body for LGBTQIA+ people with disability, PWDA is committed to advocating for the rights and inclusion of this diverse and vibrant community. More >>

Australia: PWDA Condemns Queensland Government's Trans Health Ban

Friday, 31 January 2025, 7:45 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

The Queensland Government’s action is out of step with the Australian Government's National Action Plan for the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People. More >>

National Autism Strategy Welcome, Success Relies On Future Action And Funding

Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 6:02 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

PWDA Deputy CEO Megan Spindler-Smith emphasised future action plans must recognise that autism is a lifelong condition and centre the choice and control and whole of person needs of Autistic people. More >>

Australia: CMHA And PWDA Demand Justice And Urgent Reform Following Death Of Simon Cartwright At Silverwater Jail

Saturday, 21 December 2024, 10:55 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

These inhumane acts, compounded by the glaring inadequacies in mental health supports, highlights the urgent need for comprehensive reform. More >>

Australia: Government Response To ADHD Senate Inquiry Falls Short

Monday, 16 December 2024, 9:39 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

PWDA has welcomed the commitment to expedite uniform prescribing standards but cautioned the response will not deliver meaningful change for the ADHD community. More >>

PWDA Welcomes National Action Plan For LGBTIQA+ Health And Wellbeing, Calls For Strong Implementation

Thursday, 12 December 2024, 3:33 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

“Being able to access life-saving and life-affirming medicine and care is a human right. We need to ensure that LGBTIQA+ people no matter their location or support needs have genuine choice and control over their health care and bodily autonomy,” ... More >>

PWDA Ready To Work With Government To Act On Special Rapporteur’s Call To Abolish ADEs

Thursday, 28 November 2024, 6:21 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

PWDA Deputy CEO Megan Spindler-Smith welcomed the recommendation and called for immediate action to commence phasing out segregated employment and end sub-minimal wages More >>

Australia: PWDA Says Centre Co-design, Choice And Control To Get Registration Right

Monday, 16 September 2024, 7:18 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

PWDA President Marayke Jonkers is calling for genuine co-design with people with disability so any changes to registration are done right. More >>

Australia: PWDA "Devastated" At The Passage Of The NDIS Amendment Bill

Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:03 am | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

PWDA is calling on policymakers to commit to co-developing future reforms through a process where people with disability and their representative organisations are equitable partners. More >>

PWDA: NSW Budget Of Must Haves Should Have Had People With Disability At Its Heart

Thursday, 20 June 2024, 8:25 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

18 June People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has welcomed the NSW Government’s investment in housing and cost-of-living relief but is disappointed by the lack of funding for people with disabilities in today’s NSW Budget. The national cross-disability ... More >>

Australia: Co-design Must Be Genuine, Our Lives Depend On It: PWDA Responds To The NDIS Reform Bill

Thursday, 28 March 2024, 5:18 am | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

Major reforms to the National Disability Insurance (NDIS) have been introduced to parliament today by Minister for the NDIS Bill Shorten. People with Disability Australia (PWDA) have responded with a call for genuine co-design to refine the legislation ... More >>

Australia: Disability Standards Reform A Step In The Right Direction, Further Action Needed

Thursday, 21 March 2024, 5:53 am | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is calling for additional measures to ensure Australia’s transport system is accessible and inclusive of people with disability. The call comes in response to the announcement from the Federal Government of reforms ... More >>

People With Disability Must Be Equal Partners In Reform: PWDA Responds To The Federal Government’s Progress Update

Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 7:01 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is calling for people with disability to be recognised as equal partners in determining reforms flowing from the Disability Royal Commission and NDIS Review. The call comes in the wake of today’s release ... More >>

PWDA Announce Formal Response To The Disability Royal Commission Final Report

Monday, 26 February 2024, 7:17 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is a national Disability Representative Organisation led by, and for, people with disability. The organisation has released a response today that reflects the most up-to-date and comprehensive views of PWDA ... More >>

PWDA Responds To The NDIS Review: More Supports For People With Disability Welcome

Thursday, 7 December 2023, 9:28 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes additional funding and steps to address gaps in support for people with disability outlined in today’s Independent NDIS Review report. “This report acknowledges what disabled people have known and ... More >>

Claiming our rights this IDPWD

Sunday, 3 December 2023, 2:28 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

On this International Day of People with Disability (IDPWD), People with Disability Australia (PWDA), reflects on another year of advocating for the rights of all people with disability to live in a future that is fully inclusive where the human rights ... More >>

PWDA Responds To NDIS Data Breach

Thursday, 3 August 2023, 9:59 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

PWDA urges people with disability to remain vigilant to suspicious activity in the wake of the HWL Ebsworth data breach, which impacted National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants, prospective participants, their families and supports ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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