AAP · Jun 18 FED:Delayed NDIS reform report 'proves probe was rushed' Disability organisations are anxiously awaiting a parliamentary inquiry's judgement on a plan to reform the NDIS and remove tens of thousands of participants.
AAP · Jun 18 'Dragging its feet': NDIS report misses second deadline Contentious changes to the NDIS remain up in the air, with a final report into the reforms still to be released as another deadline is missed.
The Times of India · Jun 18 Disability rights activist denied boarding flight in New York while travelling alone in wheelchair, says she will take legal action A model and business executive has claimed she was stopped from boarding a British Airways flight at New York’s JFK Airport because she was travelling alone while using a wheelchair.
The Conversation · Jun 18 Grattan on Friday: Albanese government gives ground on tax, but how much will it have to cede on the NDIS? Only a little more than a year into its second term and with Pauline Hanson turning politics upside down, the Albanese government finds itself in policy quicksand on three core issues: its budget tax reforms, its wrestle to curb the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and the electorally sensitive area of…
The Independent UK · Jun 17 ‘I’ve had brain injury for 19 years – but DWP still wants me to keep proving I can’t work’ People with conditions like permanent hearing loss and amputated limbs are being forced to re-prove their disability, researchers warn
International Business Times UK · Jun 17 Pensioners Could Receive Up to £1,743 Every Four Weeks Through State Pension and PIP Over 680,000 pensioners now receive Personal Independence Payment, offering up to £1,743.60 every four weeks. This increase is linked to policy changes and the rising State Pension age.
The Canberra Times · Jun 17 From a school project to a broken system: the Canberra maker fighting eye-watering markups An innovator's mission to make disability support affordable again.
The Independent UK · Jun 16 Trump is shifting special ed, civil rights out of Education Department. Here's what we know The Education Department is transferring oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies
Bangkok Post · Jun 16 Thais spend nearly 7 years living with illness, disability Thais are expected to spend an average of 6.9 years living with illness or disability in later life, highlighting growing pressure on healthcare services and long-term care systems, according to the Thai Health Report 2026.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16 Lack of learning-disability nurses in UK is an ‘absolute crisis’, says union Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says 1.5m vulnerable people not getting the right care, as specialism is ‘consistently undermined’