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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: Condemning the state sanctioned abuse and mass incarceration of First Nations children with disability

JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: Condemning the state sanctioned abuse and mass incarceration of First Nations children with disability Thursday, 25 July 2024 This month horrific footage has emerged of the abuse…

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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…

Lisa Hindman In Campaigns and Alliances, News

Joint Statement: Ten Organisations Call for People with Disability’s Access to NDIS Funded Sexuality Services to be Protected

This statement is endorsed by: First Peoples Disability Network People with Disability Australia Women with Disabilities Australia Touching Base Children and Young People with Disability Australia Down Syndrome Australia…

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FPDN CEO Statement: Mental Health and Police Forum 2024

Firstly, I apologise for not being present today at the Forum, but I have come down with the flu. I would like to acknowledge country and also acknowledge family…

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Statement for Civil Society Forum for UNCRPD COSP 2024

I represent The First Peoples Disability Network (Australia) a national organisation, representing Australia’s Indigenous people with disabilities. Indigenous people with disability across the globe are at the frontline of…

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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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