Paralympic Champions reflect 25 years after Sydney Games
Originally published on Women’s Agenda on 10 October 2025. On the Silver anniversary of the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games, two of the athletes who competed on the Australian team, taking…
Disability advocates call for urgent action after SA Royal Commission findings
Originally published on Independent Australia on 19 September 2025 Disability advocates warn that without urgent reform, South Australia risks leaving women and children with disabilities trapped in unsafe, inaccessible systems,…
Ley’s NDIS cuts and austerity echo Morrison’s divisive politics
Originally Published on Independent Australia on 8 September, 2025. ANALYSIS n a bid to resurrect Coalition-era austerity, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley targets the NDIS while reviving Morrison’s divisive ‘have a…
Explainer: How occupational therapy changes lives.
Originally published on Powerd on 5 September 2025 Occupational therapists are urging parents not to “give up hope”, emphasising the value of Occupational Therapy for children with psychosocial disabilities. Occupational…
Former political staffer Jo Tarnawsky on the hidden toll of workplace bullying
Originally Published on Women’s Agenda on 13 August 2025 Jo Tarnawsky first visited Parliament House as a 12-year-old. She describes it as a “life-changing moment.” After winning a national kids…
Paralympian Stella Barton reflects on Paris Achievements.
Originally Published on Powerd Media on 8 August 2025. Stella Barton began riding at the age of seven. She would eventually go on to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympics,…
Disability Advocates Warn Against Leaving People Behind in NDIS Reforms.
Originally published on Powerd on 4 August 2025. Inclusion Australia, the nation’s peak advocacy body for people with intellectual disabilities, has issued a stark warning to the government and the…
Transforming attitudes to sport
Disability Sport Australia launches program to transform attitudes toward disability sports Originally Published on abilityNEWS on 29 July 2025. Disability Sports Australia has launched a groundbreaking online program designed to…
Disability organisations warn NDIA
Don’t penalise participants just for seeking advice Originally Published on abilityNEWS on 21 July 2025. Disability organisations say NDIA must endorse them providing advice Disability Representative Organisations have called for…
Should ‘special’ schools exist?
Advocates say no; government’s double-down creating more Originally published on abilityNEWS on 15 July 2025. Segregated Schooling Expands Although Advocates Warn of Lifelong Consequences Queensland and South Australian governments face…