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No child left between systems, FPDN calls for local Thriving Kids guarantee.

First Nations disability peak says if culturally safe supports cannot be proven ready in a region, NDIS access arrangements should not change there. First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN) has…

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Media Release – FPDN Responds to Senate Passage of NDIS Bill

NDIS Bill passes the Senate with 32 last-minute amendments, and not one for mob The NDIS Bill that passed the Senate on Tuesday night was amended 32 times in its…

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“Managed neglect,” First Nations disability peak body responds to the 2026-27 Federal Budget

“Managed neglect,” First Nations disability peak body responds to the 2026-27 Federal Budget First Peoples Disability Network says First Nations people with disability are invisible in both the NDIS cuts…

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Reform without cultural safety will fail First Nations people with disability, again

First Peoples Disability Network responds to Minister Butler's NDIS overhaul First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN) joins Australia's Disability Representative Organisations in a statement calling for people with disability to…

Lisa Hindman In Community News, Media Release, News

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…

Lisa Hindman In Community News, Media Release, News

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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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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No child left between systems, FPDN calls for local Thriving Kids guarantee.

Media Release – FPDN Responds to Senate Passage of NDIS Bill

“Managed neglect,” First Nations disability peak body responds to the 2026-27 Federal Budget

Reform without cultural safety will fail First Nations people with disability, again

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

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

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