Federal court fines care provider Live Better $1.8 million after bathwater burns death – ABC News
Federal court fines care provider Live Better $1.8 million after bathwater burns death – ABC News / By Jamie McKinnell Posted 23h ago In short: Care services provider Live Better has been fined $1.8 million for breaching care standards that resulted in the death of a 28-year-old Indigenous woman. The Federal Court found the not-for-profit had committed “fundamental […]
Review details how NDIS Commission failed to act over controversial autism program – ABC News
Review details how NDIS Commission failed to act over controversial autism program – ABC News ABC Investigations / By Anne Connolly and Ninah Kopel Posted Wed 10 Apr 2024 at 3:25pmWednesday 10 Apr 2024 at 3:25pm, updated Wed 10 Apr 2024 at 4:26pm In short: Former judge Jennifer Boland found the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission failed to take action to close […]
National domestic violence phone service introduces ‘discreet’ text messaging option – ABC News
National domestic violence phone service introduces ‘discreet’ text messaging option ABC News By political reporter Nour Haydar, Posted Fri 8 Dec 2023 at 4:42am The national phone and online counselling service for victims of domestic, family, and sexual violence is being expanded to include a new “discreet” text messaging option. Key points: The government says demand […]
How To Hear Me: Counsellors Resource Available Here
How to Hear Me Resource Kit: a resource kit for counsellors and other professionals working with people with intellectual disabilities. WWILD’s resource kit brings together the knowledge WWILD has gathered about the lived experience of people with intellectual disabilities affected by violence and abuse, and aims to educate on the impact of trauma, and adapting counselling […]
Treatment of man with disability referred to QLD’s human rights watchdog – ABC News
Treatment of man at Brisbane’s Forensic Disability Service referred to Queensland’s human rights watchdog – ABC News State political reporters Kate McKenna, Rachel Riga and Alexandra Blucher, ABC Investigations; Posted Tue 17 Oct 2023 at 5:47am, updated Tue 17 Oct 2023 at 2:20pm A complaint has labelled the treatment of the man with an intellectual disability as “cruel, inhuman and […]
‘We were supposed to be protected’: Florence was allegedly raped in a mental health ward – and she’s not alone – ABC News
‘We were supposed to be protected’: Florence was allegedly raped in a mental health ward – and she’s not alone – ABC News triple j Hack / By Ayla Darling, ABC Investigations Posted 3/10/2023 Parents of a teenage girl are considering taking legal action after their then 13-year-old daughter was allegedly raped by a male patient at […]
The disability royal commission is about to report. Here’s a recap of the past four-and-a-half years – ABC News
The disability royal commission is about to report. Here’s a recap of the past four-and-a-half years ABC News By the Specialist Reporting Team’s Evan Young and Celina Edmonds Posted 27/9/23 After four-and-a-half years of work, the disability royal commission’s final report and recommendations look set to become public this week. Advocates say we can’t afford to take the […]
Video shows boy with autism unlawfully pinned to the ground facedown by adults in ‘abusive’ NDIS-funded therapy – ABC News
Video shows boy with autism unlawfully pinned to the ground facedown by adults in ‘abusive’ NDIS-funded therapy ABC News Four Corners / By Anne Connolly, Amy Donaldson and Jessica Longbottom; Posted 25/9/23, updated 26/9/23 Please note this article and accompanying videos are very distressing. Please do not read further if you have experienced any kind of abuse or violence, […]
People with disabilities are being ‘trafficked’ for their NDIS funding, insiders say – ABC News
People with disabilities are being ‘trafficked’ for their NDIS funding, insiders say ABC News Four Corners/ By Anne Connolly, Amy Donaldson and Jessica Longbottom Posted 24/9/23, updated 25/9/23 Nurse Linda Karafili remembers getting the call from her client. He was “absolutely desperate”. The man, who had a history of severe mental health issues, had been coerced to move […]
Without change, the trauma of the disability royal commission will have all been for nothing – ABC News
Without change, the trauma of the disability royal commission will have all been for nothing ABC News – By national disability affairs reporter Nas Campanella Posted 24/9/23 at 5:26am For four-and-a-half years, the disability community has bared its soul. The country has learned how we’ve been sexually abused, physically attacked in our homes or in public, had our children […]
