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JOINT STATEMENT: Disability Representative Organisations call for NDIS Support Decisions to be clear, fair, and inclusive

First Peoples Disability Network joins its allies in a joint submission led by DANA, in its role as the National Coordination Function. Together, Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) are using their…

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First Peoples Disability Network launches 10-Point Plan to Close the Gap for First Nations peoples with disability

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…

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MEDIA RELEASE: FPDN Condemns NT’s Spit Hood Reintroduction: A Dehumanising Policy of Torture

Advocates say the CLP’s youth justice overhaul defies Royal Commission findings and Closing the Gap commitments. First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) today condemned the Northern Territory government’s sweeping youth justice…

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MEDIA RELEASE: First Peoples Disability Network stands in solidarity with Yuendumu following inquest findings into Kumanjayi Walker’s avoidable death

Coroner confirms Kumanjayi Walker’s death was avoidable The Northern Territory Coroner has found that the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Warlpiri-Luritja man Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu was avoidable and driven by…

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MEDIA RELEASE: FPDN backs Minister McCarthy on independent investigation and family’s demands after the death of Kumanjayi White

First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) stands in solidarity with the Warlpiri family of Kumanjayi White, the 24-year-old man with cognitive disability who died on 27 May while being restrained by…

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MEDIA RELEASE: FPDN demands urgent, systemic action after death of Aboriginal man with a disability during NT police restraint

The First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) is devastated and outraged at the death of a 24-year-old Aboriginal man with disability who lost consciousness and later died after being restrained by…

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JOINT STATEMENT: Disability Representative Organisations call for NDIS Support Decisions to be clear, fair, and inclusive

First Peoples Disability Network launches 10-Point Plan to Close the Gap for First Nations peoples with disability

MEDIA RELEASE: FPDN Condemns NT’s Spit Hood Reintroduction: A Dehumanising Policy of Torture

MEDIA RELEASE: First Peoples Disability Network stands in solidarity with Yuendumu following inquest findings into Kumanjayi Walker’s avoidable death

MEDIA RELEASE: FPDN backs Minister McCarthy on independent investigation and family’s demands after the death of Kumanjayi White

MEDIA RELEASE: FPDN demands urgent, systemic action after death of Aboriginal man with a disability during NT police restraint

FPDN issues statewide call to prioritise the needs of First Nations people with disability amid NSW flood crisis

Building Strength Together: Tennille Lamb on Transforming the First Nations Disability Sector

Our Partnership with Mob4Mob: A Strong and United Voice

Statement for Civil Society Forum for UNCRPD COSP 2024

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