The NDRP Board is thrilled to announce our first Research Committee, which will provide independent, strategic advice on the NDRP’s research activities. These include our research funding, capacity strengthening, evidence…
During last week’s Senate Estimates the Australian Government released its official response to the report on the Purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension (DSP). People with…
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 No.…
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…
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…
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…