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Show data on disabled virus impact: Labor
The Morrison government has defended its handling of NDIS participants during the COVID-19 pandemic as Labor demands more detail on how the

Jonathan Shar
Aug 10, 20201 min read


Australian Institute of Sport to be partly sold off and refashioned as Paralympic, women's sport cen
John Wylie says the plan will make the AIS a "global centre of excellence for women's sport"
The AIS currently costs around $15-20 million a

Jonathan Shar
Aug 6, 20203 min read


Good disability policy benefits everyone
The necessary restrictions that have been imposed on all of us during the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the challenges faced by Austra

Jonathan Shar
Aug 6, 20203 min read


Governments urged to prioritise Victorians with disability during second COVID wave
Disability groups say a holistic plan is urgently needed to protect Victorians with a disability during the state’s extended lockdown period

Jonathan Shar
Aug 6, 20203 min read


Younger people living in Melbourne aged care homes fear for their safety as coronavirus spreads
Key points:
About 1,500 younger people with disabilities live in aged care in Victoria
Many are there because they couldn't access

Jonathan Shar
Aug 4, 20204 min read


First dynamic modelling of national suicide prevention strategies released
Dynamic modelling by researchers from the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre has revealed key findings that show what strategies..

Jonathan Shar
Aug 3, 20203 min read


'Looming' COVID-19 emergency in disability support homes
Outbreaks of COVID-19 similar to those in 87 Victorian aged care homes were likely in the disability care sector unless nurses were brought

Jonathan Shar
Aug 3, 20204 min read


Ten coronavirus cases confirmed in Aruma group home in Melbourne's northern suburbs
Key points:
The residents in a household of six in Melbourne's northern suburbs have intellectual disabilities and autism
The house

Jonathan Shar
Jul 31, 20203 min read


Was Bunnings right? Can businesses require customers to wear face masks? Your questions answered
Over the weekend a person walked into a Melbourne Bunnings store without a face covering.

Jonathan Shar
Jul 28, 20205 min read


How to centre disability in the Tech response to COVID-19
Across the United States, COVID-19 has had an unequal impact on different communities.

Jonathan Shar
Jul 21, 20206 min read
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