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‘We all have the right to be safe’: Dixie Link-Gordon is breaking down the code of silence on family violence

November 1, 2017 by Graham Barr

Aboriginal women are at least 35 times more likely to be hospitalised due to family violence. But what about those who dedicate themselves to breaking the cycle – people like […]

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#StandByMe to ensure that people with disability in NSW have a voice

October 30, 2017 by Graham Barr

 #StandByMe – Sign the online petition today! From July next year the NSW Government will no longer fund disability advocacy, representation and information services. These services exist to ensure that […]

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Understanding safeguarding practices for children with disability when engaging with organisations

October 26, 2017 by Graham Barr

The Australian Institute for Family Studies (AIFS) has released a report discussing strategies to prevent abuse and neglect of children with disabilities. Children with disability make up 8% of Australia’s […]

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Census data shows just how bad we’ve been at closing inequality gaps

October 25, 2017 by Graham Barr

The 2016 Census provides insight into economic outcomes for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, single parents, those entering the labour market and those coming to the end of their working life. […]

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Practical Justice Initiative Indigenous Lecture Series: June Oscar AO

October 20, 2017 by Graham Barr

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO will outline her vision for the future at UNSW on November 9th (5.00-7.00pm) and in doing so will cite […]

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NDIS: Report predicts scheme rollout will be delayed, understaffing remains a problem

October 19, 2017 by Graham Barr

The NDIS will be rolled out late, and migrants might be needed to plug workforce gaps, the biggest ever review of the NDIS predicts. It was meant to be in place […]

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ABSEC 2017 CONFERENCE — “Keeping It Real: Empowering Aboriginal Children, Families And Communities”

October 18, 2017 by Graham Barr

The biennial conference for the Aboriginal child and family sector in NSW will be held from 22 to 24 November 2017 at Opal Cove Resort, Coffs Harbour. This year’s theme is […]

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NSW disability groups face wipeout

October 17, 2017 by Graham Barr

Up to half of the groups who advocate for people with a disability in NSW are facing being wiped out by funding cuts, as the state government hands over responsibility […]

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Supported Decision Making Project (Phase 2)

October 13, 2017 by Graham Barr

The Supported Decision Making Phase 2 project aimed to improve financial decision making support for people with cognitive impairment, so that people can take a more active part in decisions […]

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Australia’s disability discrimination problem in three charts

October 12, 2017 by Graham Barr

Only 53 per cent of Australians with disability are employed, compared to 83 per cent of all working-age people. Australia ranks 21st out of 29 OECD nations when it comes to employment rates […]

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December 12, 2017

The ConversationThree reasons Australians should be concerned that NGOs’ voices are not being heard. A healthy democracy is built on the premise that public debate should allow for many and diverse voices to be heard as part of the contest for ideas that informs policymaking. If Australians want this to be the case, the current state of play offers three reasons for concern.

December 11, 2017

Family MattersThe Family Matters Report 2017 shows the rate at which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are removed from their families continues to be an escalating national crisis. Without immediate action from all levels of government further generations of children will be lost to their families, cultures and communities. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are 9.8 times more likely to be living in out-of-home care than non-Indigenous children.

December 7, 2017

Mission AustraliaMission Australia have just released results from their 16th Youth Survey, in which 24,055 young people aged 15 to 19 took part. Young people identified mental health, alcohol and drugs and equity and discrimination as the most important issues in Australia today, with around one third of young people identifying mental health (33.7%) or alcohol and drugs (32.0%) as important issues in Australia today and almost three in ten respondents identifying equity and discrimination (27.3%) as a major issue. 

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