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First Peoples Disability Network urges government to listen before NDIS overhaul
First Peoples Disability Network Australia has joined Australia's Disability Rep...
Giovanni Torre 23 Apr 2026
PNG Barramundis to feature at National Indigenous Cricket Championships
In a historic first, Papua New Guinea's national cricket team are set to partici...
Callan Morse 26 Mar 2026
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: Indigenous co-design and leadership vital for success of Thriving Kids program
The Commonwealth's $2 billion Thriving Kids program could be a game-changer for...
Giovanni Torre 8 Sep 2025
Racism in healthcare is costing lives - report
A new report has revealed the impact of racism on Indigenous peoples' health out...
Callan Morse 3 Sep 2025
Latest revelation in court shows 'fatal restraints and duty of care breaches continue to kill First Nations people with disability across Australia'

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this report contains names and references to people who have died. The First Peoples Disability Network has called for urgent reforms after co...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 3, 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 for First Nations people with disability. Built around three core pillars, the plan sets out 10 key actions the Network...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 5, 2025
NDIS provider facing criminal charges over death of young Aboriginal woman

This article contains the name of someone who has died. A regional disability provider is facing criminal charges, accused of gross negligence over the death of a young Aboriginal woman who suffered b...

Lidia Thorpe says NDIS bill will continue failing First Nations people

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe says she will vote against National Disability Insurance Scheme legislation after the government announced they have come to an agreement with states and territories o...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 21, 2024
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
Family's long struggle to maintain NDIS care for Indigenous teenager

A South Australian mum says "every day is a ticking time bomb" in a battle to maintain proper care for her son under the NDIS.15-year-old Indigenous teenager Chad was diagnosed with autism as a child.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Feb 7, 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
‘Double disadvantage’ - calls for NDIS reform to improve focus on Indigenous people

The First Peoples Disability Network of Australia has called for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) reforms to focus on better supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Apr 19, 2023
The Roebourne foetal alcohol disorder sufferer turning disability into opportunity for local mob

For 43-year-old Ieramagadu (Roebourne) woman Rachel Sampson, her diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder opened the door to work and putting smiles on the faces of mob in the Pilbara.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Nov 7, 2022
Larrakia woman Jessie Risk wins big at NT Indigenous business awards

Larrakia businesswoman Jessie Risk has taken the top gong at the NT Indigenous Business Network's inaugural iNDiSTRY awards. The inaugural awards celebrate Aboriginal business excellence and highlight...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 18, 2022
Locked out of the right to health

There is no worse discrimination than health inequality. Australia boasts about its double trillion-dollar domestic product economy. But when it comes to the health rights of its citizens, not everybo...

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