Disability rights groups across the country are urging the federal government to do more to protect people with disability from the growing threat of summer heatwaves. In a letter to federal NDIS Minister Bill Shorten, Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA) CEO...
7 FEBRUARY 2024 Introducing two more opportunities for you to get involved and make a meaningful impact in the Priorities Project. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has already taken part in the Priorities Project. Over 60 advocates and...
JANUARY 2024Enhancing the ART Bill: Recommendations for a More Equitable TribunalThe Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) is set to replace the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), offering an opportunity to improve administrative review processes. However, several...
5 FEBRUARY 2024 Not all the urgent changes needed will happen overnight, and indeed those structural and attitudinal changes will require consultation, solutions testing and time to get right. The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of...
JANUARY 2024DANA has made a submission to The Australian Government's response to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability There is no doubt that a mammoth and complex law and policy reform process lies ahead for...
JANUARY 2024Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) have raised key issues and concerns in a joint submission on Australian Government’s response to the final report of the Royal Commission into Violence Abuse Neglect and Exploitation of people with...
