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ABC
‘Heartfelt apology’: ABC news boss expresses sorrow over racism
ABC news director Justin Stevens said he was disturbed by an internal report that found ABC staff had experienced racism and bigotry at the public broadcaster.
- by Matthew Knott
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Discrimination
Pop star Lizzo owned her mistake - and won my respect
The inclusion of a hurtful insult in the lyrics of her latest single upset many of Lizzo’s disabled fans, including me, but what she did next was impressive.
- by Laura Pettenuzzo
Shorten promises new approach to ‘sustainability’ of the NDIS
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten will vow to take the scheme’s wider economic benefits into account when assessing its viability.
- by Dana Daniel
National Disability Insurance Agency chief departs as Labor prepares to overhaul scheme
NDIA chief executive Martin Hoffman has agreed to step down in a changing of the guard welcomed by disability advocates.
- by Dana Daniel
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Bill Shorten
‘Just blitz that waiting list’: Shorten eyes NDIS legal blowouts
Bill Shorten has vowed to crack down on providers overcharging for services claimed on the NDIS and clear the backlog of thousands of legal appeals.
- by Katina Curtis
‘Tired of the fight’: Paralympian not allowed on flight with wheelchair
Jetstar has apologised to Karni Liddell after staff told her she couldn’t board a flight to a work event in the Whitsundays with her wheelchair.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Nell Geraets
Opinion
Australia votes
They were told they weren’t smart enough to vote. They were, and now they do
A disability advocate writes of her shock at discovering that people who were more than capable of exercising their democratic right had been effectively disenfranchised.
- by Elly Desmarchelier
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Jobs
Dear Activ friends: Look after yourself and don’t lose hope
She’s a creative, a reader and a mainstream worker, supported for her Down Syndrome. She wants to tell those about to lose their jobs that they can find new friends.
- by Kaitlyn Ajduk
Disabled Victorians forced to wait in hospital beds due to NDIS delays
More than 200 Victorians with a disability were stuck in hospital for an average of 160 days after they were well enough to be discharged, the state government says.
- by Jewel Topsfield
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Australia votes
NDIS uses secret tool to calculate children’s therapy funding
NDIA staff have been directed to use an internal practice guide for determining how many hours of therapy children need, often ignoring expert assessments.
- by Katina Curtis
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Australia votes
To understand Anthony Albanese, you need to know about his mother, Maryanne
It was early 1982 when the 470 bus to Sydney University pulled up in front of the old Children’s Hospital in Camperdown and a skinny young bloke in a denim jacket came on board. I soon came to realise how profound an impact one woman had had on his life.
- by Alex Bukarica