There is so much happening at FPDN right now as we work towards that goal that we wanted to update you on some of it. SUPPORT OUR WORK First Nations…
DRO Joint Statement on Lateral Violence in the Disability Community We are Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations, and our job is to protect and support the rights of people…
MEDIA STATEMENT: Advocates urge Senators to vote no on the government’s proposed NDIS Amendment Bill 2024 Tuesday, 20 August 2024 First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) joins other disability representative…
First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) calls for Minister Shorten and the Albanese Government to reject amendments to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track…
FPDN Policy Explainer We welcome The National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024 (No. 2) with the requirement for regular review but suggest the government adopt our recommendations…
As the National Peak Body for First Peoples with disability, The First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) is profoundly disappointed by the Australian Government’s failure to fully commit to…
Government response to violence against people with disability deeply disappointing *List of spokespeople available for media interviews across Australia today is below* Today’s Federal, State and Territory government…
JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: Condemning the state sanctioned abuse and mass incarceration of First Nations children with disability Thursday, 25 July 2024 This month horrific footage has emerged of the abuse…
The legacy of Wotjobaluk sporting pioneer Uncle Kevin Coombs is not one to be forgotten as Australia’s Paralympians journey to the streets of Paris for the 2024 Games. Wotjobaluk…
This statement is endorsed by: First Peoples Disability Network People with Disability Australia Women with Disabilities Australia Touching Base Children and Young People with Disability Australia Down Syndrome…
Firstly, I apologise for not being present today at the Forum, but I have come down with the flu. I would like to acknowledge country and also acknowledge family…
I represent The First Peoples Disability Network (Australia) a national organisation, representing Australia’s Indigenous people with disabilities. Indigenous people with disability across the globe are at the frontline of…
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Monday 11 March 2024 Multiple government sources have indicated off the record that a proposal to introduce punitive law and order measures – including changes to…
The Productivity Commission has publicly released its review on Government progress under the National Closing the Gap Agreement (the Review). FPDN welcomes the thoroughness of the Productivity Commission’s research…
Today, Minister Bill Shorten handed down a 329-page report into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Review (NDIS) which made 26 recommendations and 139 “supporting actions” which are to be…
With the release of the final report following the independent review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, people with disability, families, supporters, and disability representative organisations, disabled peoples’ organisations…
What is the review? The review will look at how the National Disability Insurance Scheme can do better The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Review looked at the design,…
A delicious salad that is sweet and sour and spicy, the best thing about this recipe is that its totally healthy and packed with heaps of super foods that…
Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the committee. My name is Damian Griffis, I am a descendant of the Worimi people of the Wallamba Valley in NSW…
22 October 2023 To the Prime Minister and every Member of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Commonwealth Parliament This is an open letter…
We write this letter to people across Australia. We are your neighbours, friends, family and colleagues. We represent more than 20% of the population and together as a disability community,…
UNSW Sydney will launch a new centre to improve health outcomes for people with intellectual disability ensuring better access to quality, timely, and comprehensive care. The Centre is a response…
Following the public release of the Disability Royal Commission’s Final Report, FPDN is fully committed to amplifying the voices of our community and ensuring mob are taking a lead role…
FPDN Condensed Response The Disability Royal Commission’s Final Report has been made public, FPDN want to ensure the provide responses that are well-informed and grounded in factual evidence to…
The release of the final report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability is a huge landmark for the disability community in Australia….
The watch house amendments, rushed through last Thursday with no oversight from an independent parliamentary committee, show blatant disregard for several international laws and will have swift and severe detrimental…
By Darcy Hytt Happy NAIDOC Week, you mob! At FPDN, we celebrate the diversity of First Nations cultures and histories every day. We are working towards a just and equal…
Today, Ms Kay Sadler, the Chairperson of First Peoples Disability Network Australia submitted an Intervention to Conference on the Conference of Governments on the Conventions of the Rights of Disabled…
Food security is a critical issue for many First Peoples with disabilities in Australia. These individuals face significant barriers to accessing healthy and nutritious food, which can have serious consequences…
Accessibility is also fundamental to the principles of equal rights and social inclusion. It ensures that people with a wide range of disabilities, including visual, auditory, cognitive, and motor disabilities,…
By Luke Briscoe, FPDN Staff member Today the nation stops to pay tribute to the ANZACs but for some Indigenous Australians we also pay tribute to the Forgotten ANZACs…
A former North Queensland Cowboys and Gold Coast Titans player has been named the winner of the First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) National Footprint art project competition. Dharrpa Warra…
The First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) says it is imperative that the reforms of the NDIS announced by Minister Bill Shorten today at the National Press Club address the causes…
The first ever podcast dedicated to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with disabilities will be released this Thursday 16 March, on Closing the Gap Day. Created by the…
Flood relief and information The Victorian Government is delivering relief to thousands of Victorians who have been impacted by the current flood emergency. During an emergency, it is important…
With the public hearing commencing in Perth (Boorloo) today, First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) CEO Mr Damian Griffis has again called on the Royal Commission to establish a dedicated hearing…
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is failing First People with disability living in remote communities, advocates have told the Disability Royal Commission in Alice Springs (Mparntwe) today. “Whilst the…
MEDIA RELEASE 16 June 2022 Source: Disabled Peoples Organisations Australia The Australian Civil Society Delegation is currently in New York attending the 15th Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the Convention on…
If you have nowhere safe to stay tonight, you can contact New South Wales Link2Home on 1800 152 152 Queensland Homeless Hotline on 1800 474 753 If you don’t have a…
By Indigenous communities reporter Nakari Thorpe Mon 21 Feb 2022 June Riemer said incarceration rates are particularly high because many Indigenous people in prison across the state live with a disability,…
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