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Indigenous Australians with disability facing double the discrimination at work
Indigenous people with disability appear significantly more likely to be unemplo...
Dechlan Brennan 3 Dec 2025
Culturally safe disability support is essential for Aboriginal Communities - VACCHO chief executive
Disability services for Indigenous people must be culturally appropriate, respec...
Dechlan Brennan 24 Sep 2025
First Peoples Disability Network set to launch national survey to fuel sector reforms
The First Peoples Disability Network, in partnership with Jumbunna Research UTS,...
Giovanni Torre 28 Aug 2025
First Peoples Disability Network launches 10-Point Plan to reform NDIS
First Peoples Disability Network has launched a 10-Point Plan to reform the NDIS...
Giovanni Torre 5 Aug 2025
NDIS provider pleads guilty over young Aboriginal woman's bathtub burns death
This article contains the name of someone who has died. A regional disability pr...
Stephanie Gardiner 29 Apr 2025
First Peoples Disability Network urges Senate to reject plan to change NDIS

The First Peoples Disability Network and other disability representative organisations have urged senators to reject the federal government's proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (G...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 21, 2024
Calls for all prisoners to have NDIS access

Justice advocates have called for inmates in Queensland prisons to have NDIS access after a report highlighting the "devastating" experiences of disabled people in the criminal justice system was seem...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 24, 2024
Yuwibara man loving life and following his dreams after conquering challenges

After scaling many hurdles, Theo is embracing choice and control to improve his mental health and quality of life. A Yuwibara man, Theo has been following his Indigenous roots in the Mackay region to...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 25, 2024
Connection, culture and belonging saved emerging First Nations artist Travis Hogan

Through the support of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS), emerging First Nations artist Travis Hogan has reconnected with culture and found a sense of purpose and belonging.

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Jess Whaler Jul 28, 2023
Caring for community opens up new career opportunities

Herman, a First Nations man from Broome, WA, never imagined working in the aged care sector - but a leap of faith at age 55 saw him land in a new and rewarding career.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 20, 2023
Research reveals Indigenous women and children with disability face high risk of violence and abuse

New research published Tuesday by the Disability Royal Commission found Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women with disability are at an even greater risk of experiencing family and domestic viol...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 6, 2023
First Nations disability advocacy service opens in Queensland

A new disability advocacy service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples has been established in Queensland. Side by Side First Peoples Advocacy works with people with a disability and thei...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 10, 2022
Inquiry hears concerns over inadequacy of Disability Support Pension

First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) gave evidence to the Senate Community Affairs inquiry into the purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension (DSP).

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Aaron Bloch Oct 15, 2021
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