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The disability royal commission heard shocking evidence of abuse in public spaces this week. These were just some of the stories – ABC News

The disability royal commission heard shocking evidence of abuse in public spaces this week. These were just some of the stories   ABC News  Posted by national disability affairs reporter Elizabeth Wright, and Specialist Reporting Team’s Penny Timms and Evan Young. Posted Saturday 15 Oct 2022 at 7:46am, updated Sat 15 Oct 2022 at 10:29pm   Sexual assaults on public transport. Physical […]

Report on Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence across Australia – WWDA & NATSIWA

Report on Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence across Australia – WWDA and NATSIWA   The Australian Women Against Violence Alliance’s much-awaited Report on Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence across Australia was launched at 1pm today (17.2.2022) at an online event run in collaboration with Women With Disabilities Australia […]

Family of youngest Queenslander to die with COVID-19 lodges formal complaint about treatment at Redcliffe Hospital – ABC News

Family of youngest Queenslander to die with COVID-19 lodges formal complaint about treatment at Redcliffe Hospital – ABC News By state political reporter Kate McKenna and Janelle Miles Posted 19/1/2022   A young Queensland man with a disability has died with COVID-19 at home, leaving his devoted family with serious questions about why he was discharged from a hospital […]

Disability royal commission finds Federal Government responsible for ‘serious failures’ during COVID-19 – ABC News

Disability royal commission finds Federal Government responsible for ‘serious failures’ during COVID-19 – ABC News By national disability affairs Nas Campaella and the Specialist Reporting Team’s Celina Edmonds   People with disability have been “forgotten and ignored” during the pandemic, leaving them “stressed and frightened,” a Commonwealth report has found. Key points: The disability royal commission makes 22 […]