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Royal Commission investigates experience of women and girls with disability

Public hearing 17 of the Disability Royal Commission will focus on the experience of women and girls with disabilities with a particular focus on famil…

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Royal Commission looking at preventing and responding to violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation in disability services

Public hearing 20 continues the series of Royal Commission hearings examining how disability service providers prevent and respond to violence, abuse, neglect…

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Royal Commission looks at First Nations children with disability in out-of-home care

The Disability Royal Commission will seek to understand the systemic problems experienced by First Nations children with disabilities in out-of-home ca…

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Royal Commission looks at the Ann-Marie Smith case and continues investigating abuse in disability support services

This hearing of the Disability Royal Commission looks at the tragic case of Ann-Marie Smith's death and investigates violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation…

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Royal Commission looks at the human rights of people with disability and making the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities a reality in Australian law, policies and practice

The Disability Royal Commission will look at human rights and how the rights of people with disabilities found in the Convention on Rights of People with Disab…

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Royal Commission looks into health for people with intellectual disability

The Royal Commission on Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability resumes this week with a public hearing on health care, investigati…

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Royal Commission Media Release: Not a Recipe for Success – The ‘Creaming’, ‘Parking’ and ‘Churn’ of Disability Employment Services

In response to the Disability Royal Commission’s “Employment Issues Paper” published on the 31st March, Disability Employment Services (DES) were mentioned wit…

Royal Commission publishes Disability in Australia and Agents of Our Own Destiny reports

November 2021 the Royal Commission publishes two new reports providing historic insights into the experiences of people with disability in Australia.

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Royal Commission support services

The Australian Government is funding free and independent counselling, as well as advocacy, legal and financial supports for people engaging with or affected b…

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Second hearing of Royal Commission investigates violence and abuse in group homes

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (the Disability Royal Commission) continues this week with the se…

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Shocking cases of disability abuse and neglect come to light

Horrific cases of abuse and neglect of people with disability have come to light in recent days. These cases highlight the continued and urgent need for reform…

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Why schools desperately need a royal commission into the abuse of disabled people

On Monday, the federal parliament agreed on a motion to support a royal commission into the abuse of disabled people. This is a good thing, but we still need a…

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