The Commonwealth is reviewing the National Disability Advocacy Program (NDAP) and wants to hear from and consult with all stakeholders. NDAP provides people with disability with access to effective disability […]
Archives for April 2016
‘Predictable and Preventable’
On Sunday Extra: Ockham’s Razor, Radio National, Sunday 17th April – Professor Eileen Baldry outlined recent research in ‘Predictable and Preventable’. Aboriginal people are over-represented in Australia’s prison system. Their […]
What’s in the best interest for Aboriginal kids at risk? SBS Insight, 8.30pm Tuesday 19th April.
National figures show Indigenous children are being removed from their parents at a rate greater than any other time in recorded Australian history. In a rare discussion on SBS Insight at 8:30pm […]
Australia’s legal system a “feared and despised processing plant” for most Aboriginal people
In an article in the SMH, Patrick Dodson has said Australia’s legal system has become a “feared and despised processing plant” for most Aboriginal people, propelling the most vulnerable and […]
Public Health Networks improving health care with Aboriginal communities
How could Public Health Networks ( PHN’s ) improve health care coordination in partnership with Aboriginal communities? This article outlines how PHNs might support health services to systematically and strategically […]
National Supported Decision Making Framework Discussion Paper
The National Supported Decision Making Framework Discussion Paper describes supported decision making, what it is, how it works and why it’s important. It calls for the development of a National Framework […]
Supporting Resilience in People with Disability
In the context of disability, resilience can be seen as something you can build with resources and support. CCWT is proud to present a one-day workshop on May 16 titled Supporting Resilience […]
The Disability Justice Project Leaders’ Launch
The Leaders’ Launch for the NSW Disability Justice Project took place in Sydney on 1 April 2016. This was a major event in the life of the project, launching the […]
Disability-based disadvantage – a life sentence?
A new research project is investigating support systems that may help prevent disability-based disadvantage and discrimination in the criminal justice system. The project, funded by the Commonwealth and supported by the […]
Action urged to fix broken prison system
Australian Red Cross Chief Executive Officer Robert Tickner has told a Senate Inquiry into justice reinvestment that Australia spends $3.2 billion to keep people in prisons each year but this […]