Policy

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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)…