Disability report can be a path to a better future
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Disability report can be a path to a better future

The final report of the Royal Commission into Violence,Abuse,Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability can be a path to a better future for the 4.4 million Australians with a disability,but only if the will exists to transform Australia into a more inclusive society that supports their independence and right to live free from abuse.

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Lili thrived at special schools. The royal commission is split on a plan to phase them out
Disability

Lili thrived at special schools. The royal commission is split on a plan to phase them out

The disability royal commissioners – and the community at large – are divided over the future of special schools in Australia,which some see as segregation.

  • bySherryn Groch
Disability royal commission split over future of special schools
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Disability royal commission split over future of special schools

The disability royal commission is divided over the future of special schools,with some commissioners to recommend they be phased out completely over the long term.

  • byJewel Topsfield
The day I turned 14,two of my disabled sister’s friends were found dead
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The day I turned 14,two of my disabled sister’s friends were found dead

It is impossible to explain the devastating impact of this horrific act of violence in our community. But this royal commission report will,we hope,be a game-changer.

  • bySatara Uthayakumaran
‘Just be kind’:The three-word message from one boy to the royal commission
Disability

‘Just be kind’:The three-word message from one boy to the royal commission

A 2020 video of Quaden Bayles weeping about school bullies touched hearts across the world. Now his experiences have informed the findings of Australia’s long-awaited royal commission into disability.

  • byJewel Topsfield
Confronting findings to expose Australia’s treatment of its most vulnerable
Disability

Confronting findings to expose Australia’s treatment of its most vulnerable

Horrific revelations of abuse and exploitation of the country’s most vulnerable people will be brought to the fore in an upcoming Royal Commission report.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
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Boys’ mistreatment prompts action on disability report
Brisbane

Boys’ mistreatment prompts action on disability report

In 2020 the boys were found virtually naked in a bedroom with the door handles removed,with their dead father in a nearby room.

  • byFraser Barton
Neglect of brothers ‘preventable’,govt may consider compensation
Government

Neglect of brothers ‘preventable’,govt may consider compensation

The Disability Royal Commission found the state government could and should have done more to help Jonathon and Kaleb over two decades.

  • byMatt Dennien
‘Kelly wants to live at home’:After 31 years,this couple is fighting being forced apart
Disability

‘Kelly wants to live at home’:After 31 years,this couple is fighting being forced apart

Advocates call for transparency on how algorithms are used to guide funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme as $57 billion is set to be shaved off the NDIS.

  • byAmber Schultz
Malnourished brothers found in locked room with dead father,disability inquiry told
Disability

Malnourished brothers found in locked room with dead father,disability inquiry told

The horrific ordeal of two brothers living with disabilities could have been prevented by government agencies,a royal commission hearing has been told.

  • byNick Gibbs
A woman drowned in a bath,a carer abused clients:Sydney NDIS provider condemned
Disability

A woman drowned in a bath,a carer abused clients:Sydney NDIS provider condemned

The Disability Royal Commission says an NDIS provider put profits ahead of safety,was deficient in responding to abuse and failed to safeguard disabled clients.

  • byPerry Duffin