New NDIS taskforce to investigate providers overcharging disability participants
In short: Providers suspected of overcharging NDIS participants will face a new consumer watchdog taskforce.As much as a fifth of NDIS spending is being rorted by…
Uphill challenge as beach users with disabilities call on governments for equal access to Australia’s coast
Sun, sand, the lure of water, and waves that carry you weightless to the shore.The beach is an idyllic escape for some, but Shane Hryhorec…
Multicultural community leaders, disability advocates open up about racism in the Northern Territory
The issue of racism in the Northern Territory re-emerged as a topic of discussion last week, when NT Police announced a review into allegations of…
Aged care and disability support provider sacks 340 BlueCare employees amid cost-of-living crisis
One of Queensland's biggest non-government employers has sacked hundreds of workers amid the cost-of-living crisis.Health service provider UnitingCare will lose about 340 employees.The ABC understands most…
Blind comedian Joshua Warrior covers disability, and racism to start conversations
Blind comedian Joshua Warrior might be living in darkness but he is shedding light on life without eyesight and racism in Australia.He had cataract surgery…
Erb’s palsy: Sammy Kumar defying disability to play for England
How Erb's palsy affects my cricketWhen Sammy Kumar left India at 18 months old in the search of life-changing treatment for Erb's palsy - a…