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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 News, Policy

Court finds police assaulted First Nations man and denied wheelchair access: FPDN demands action

Darwin Local Court finds police used unlawful, excessive force against First Nations man in a wheelchair as body-worn video captures the moment of assault. First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN), the…

Lisa Hindman In News, Policy

Unlawful torture via starvation: Don Dale practices breach Australia’s anti-torture obligations, FPDN warns

Content Warning: This statement contains distressing details of child abuse in detention. A child was starved in isolation. That should end the debate. First Peoples Disability Network breaks silence on…

Lisa Hindman In News, Policy

Hidden for three years, new court filing exposes pattern of fatal restraints for First Nations people with disability

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this release contains names and references to people who have died. Five deaths, same story. Fatal restraints and duty of care breaches…

Lisa Hindman In News, Policy

FPDN to Minister Butler: Don’t Leave First Nations Kids Behind, Blueprint for Thriving Kids Success

The promise is big. The risk is bigger. The Commonwealth's $2 billion Thriving Kids program could be a game-changer for children with developmental needs, or it could become another well-intentioned…

Lisa Hindman In News, Policy

Joint Statement: Disability Representative Organisations stand united in our reiteration to government of nothing about us without us

While Minister Mark Butler noted nothing about us without us in his speech at the National Press Club yesterday, the announcements made by the Minister came as a surprise to…

Lisa Hindman In News, Policy

FPDN lodges submission on SA Young Offender Plan: centre disability and culture, not harsher bail

We welcome the aim of safer communities - but warn that presuming against bail and mandatory non-parole floors for children would entrench harm and over-representation. First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN)…

Lisa Hindman In Community News, News

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…

Lisa Hindman In Community News, News

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…

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

Court finds police assaulted First Nations man and denied wheelchair access: FPDN demands action

Unlawful torture via starvation: Don Dale practices breach Australia’s anti-torture obligations, FPDN warns

Hidden for three years, new court filing exposes pattern of fatal restraints for First Nations people with disability

FPDN to Minister Butler: Don’t Leave First Nations Kids Behind, Blueprint for Thriving Kids Success

Joint Statement: Disability Representative Organisations stand united in our reiteration to government of nothing about us without us

FPDN lodges submission on SA Young Offender Plan: centre disability and culture, not harsher bail

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

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