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Media Release: First Peoples Disability Network calls on new Government to put First Nations people with disability at the centre of bold reforms

Media Release Tuesday, 06 May 2025 First Peoples Disability Network calls on new Government to put First Nations people with disability at the centre of bold reforms Damian Griffis, CEO…

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Media release: Putting First Peoples disability on the Election Agenda

As the end of The Federal Election campaign draws closer, First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) is calling on all parties to commit to 9 Key Actions which aims to create…

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The Impact of the Budget for First Peoples with disability

Wednesday, 26 March 2025 First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) welcome the $365.4M commitment to foundational support through the Information, Linkages and Capacity Building Program (ILC), but specific measures to ensure…

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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) and Mob4Mob unreservedly condemn the Queensland Government’s Adult Crime Adult Time “Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024”.

Tuesday, 9 December 2024 The Queensland Government’s Adult Crime Adult Time “Making Queensland Safer” Bill 2024 is in direct violation of international human rights standards, including the Convention on…

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MEDIA STATEMENT: VOTE NO on the government’s proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024

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…

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MEDIA STATEMENT: Profound disappointment in the Australian Government’s Response to the Disability Royal Commission

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 the change…

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Media Statement from Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations regarding Government Response to Disability Royal Commission today Wednesday 31 July

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 response to…

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Remembering the Legacy of Australia’s first Indigenous Paralympian Kevin Coombs

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…

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JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Aboriginal and legal groups horrified at secret plan to throw more children in jail

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 bail…

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Media Release: FPDN’s Response to the Productivity Commission’s Review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap: Final Report

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…

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Media Release: First Peoples Disability Network calls on new Government to put First Nations people with disability at the centre of bold reforms

Media release: Putting First Peoples disability on the Election Agenda

The Impact of the Budget for First Peoples with disability

JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) and Mob4Mob unreservedly condemn the Queensland Government’s Adult Crime Adult Time “Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024”.

MEDIA STATEMENT: VOTE NO on the government’s proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024

MEDIA STATEMENT: Profound disappointment in the Australian Government’s Response to the Disability Royal Commission

Media Statement from Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations regarding Government Response to Disability Royal Commission today Wednesday 31 July

Remembering the Legacy of Australia’s first Indigenous Paralympian Kevin Coombs

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Aboriginal and legal groups horrified at secret plan to throw more children in jail

Media Release: FPDN’s Response to the Productivity Commission’s Review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap: Final Report

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