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Wed 28 February 2018Two north-east Victorian residents have claimed V/Line regularly pays more than $1,000 for return taxi trips to Melbourne due to train and coach services being wheelchair inaccessible.
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Wed 28 February 2018
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Wed 28 February 2018
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Wed 28 February 2018A deaf nun is on a mission to help those facing the enormous challenge of losing their hearing.
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Wed 28 February 2018The NDIS could owe service providers around the country up to $300 million, according to the boss of a peak industry body, who says her own organisation is waiting for more than $3 million.
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Tue 27 February 2018The two qualities mentioned most in tributes to Garth Nettheim, who has died aged 85, were his kindness and his decency.
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Tue 27 February 2018It is the first time Australia has been elected a member of the UN Human Rights Council.
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Mon 26 February 2018The mother of a teenager with autism targeted in an anonymous letter threatening to call the local council over his "strange moaning and shouting" says it is nothing short of bullying.
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Mon 26 February 2018How does a doctor who is quadriplegic work in a busy emergency room? When medical student Dinesh Palipana suffered a severe spinal injury in a car crash, he was told his dream of becoming a doctor was over. Now he's one of the most sought-after interns at Gold Coast University Hospital.
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Mon 26 February 2018When medical student Dinesh Palipana suffered a severe spinal injury in a car crash, he was told his dream of becoming a doctor was over. Now he's Queensland's first quadriplegic doctor, working at one of the state's busiest hospitals.
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Mon 26 February 2018A soft result for EPL rights in the UK suggests the glory days are over. Cricket and tennis rights in Australia will be the next text.
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Sat 24 February 2018A regional boating club rejuvenates its ageing membership by encouraging people with disability to take up sailing and fishing.
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Sat 24 February 2018A regional boating club rejuvenates its ageing membership by encouraging people with disability to take up sailing and fishing.
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Sat 24 February 2018
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Sat 24 February 2018A regional sailing club has doubled the number of people coming to its facilities each week by undertaking a cultural shift to include people with a disability.
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Sat 24 February 2018
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Sat 24 February 2018The custodians for billions of dollars in investment are siding with the insurgents more often.
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Fri 23 February 2018As the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras prepares to celebrates its 40th anniversary, one of the original marchers says there is a long way to go in the treatment of gay people and the understanding of their past battles.
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Fri 23 February 2018Before you claim Disability Support Pension, make sure you’re aware of Program of Support requirements.
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Thu 22 February 2018Amnesty International's damning assessment comes as Malcolm Turnbull is set to meet with Donald Trump in Washington.
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Thu 22 February 2018The comedian said the reboot of her hit '90s sitcom will reflect the "divided" politics in families in the wake of Donald Trump's presidency.
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Thu 22 February 2018Julia Hales could be the iconic Australian soap opera's number one fan. Now her obsession has given rise to a trailblazing performance that has launched her into the Perth Festival.
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Wed 21 February 2018The word "retard" is used hundreds of thousands of times on social media every day, and there are hopes a new campaign will point out just how offensive it is.
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Wed 21 February 2018
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Wed 21 February 2018The word "retard" is used hundreds of thousands of times on social media every day, and there are hopes a new campaign will point out just how offensive it is.
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Wed 21 February 2018A campaign aimed at stopping social media users use the work 'retard' has been launched with the help of the WA Government.
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Wed 21 February 2018A small businesses working with NDIS clients says it is short three months of payments, and some practices are closing due to delays in payments.
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Wed 21 February 2018It's the most popular winter Paralympic sport. Now Australia is trying to start its very own sledge hockey league.
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Wed 21 February 2018
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Wed 21 February 2018Around 60 per cent of people who apply for the Disability Support Pension are getting rejected, because of a crackdown that started under the Gillard government.
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Wed 21 February 2018Federal and state attorneys-general have agreed to develop a national plan to combat elder abuse, with a draft expected by the end of 2018.
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Tue 20 February 2018Federal and state attorneys-general have agreed to develop a national plan to combat elder abuse, with a draft expected by the end of 2018.
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Tue 20 February 2018For Eadweard Chignell's family, driving him two hours to respite care is a long, complicated and potentially dangerous journey. A new service provided by the Royal Flying Doctors aims to change that.
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Tue 20 February 2018A $12,000 fine for running over an iguana, McDonald's, a golf course, beachside banana lounges … and some of the most dangerous people in the world, according to the US. There's more than just shackles and orange jumpsuits at Guantanamo Bay.
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Tue 20 February 2018A native title claim spanning almost the entire south coast of NSW reaches a milestone, with the proposal being lodged in the Federal Court.
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Tue 20 February 2018Three South Australians from very different backgrounds share their concerns about employment, energy security and cost-of-living pressures as they work out who to vote for.
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Mon 19 February 2018Domain talks to three economists about the latest lacklustre job figures.
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Mon 19 February 2018A 77 year old Hunter Valley woman suffered multiple fractures in mobility scooter attack.
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Mon 19 February 2018Hunter Valley police call for witnesses to an incident where a woman was badly injured after being allegedly pushed from her mobility scooter by a group of teenagers.
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Sun 18 February 2018Foster carers, paediatricians and doctors are pushing for a dedicated fetal alcohol spectrum disorder clinic in central Australia, amid fears the "invisible disability" is going undiagnosed and untreated.
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Sat 17 February 2018Parents of children with severe disabilities in NSW are "terrified" they could lose access to around-the-clock care due to a funding stoush between the State Government and the NDIS.
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Fri 16 February 2018We recognise same-sex marriages that happen overseas and in Australia.
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Thu 15 February 2018
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Thu 15 February 2018It is a little known fact that in the aftermath of the terror of Kristallnacht an elder of the Yorta Yorta nation led a delegation on behalf of the Australian Aborigines' League to the German consulate in Melbourne to protest the "cruel persecution of Jews" in Germany.
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Thu 15 February 2018John Francom, 25, has muscular dystrophy but he doesn't let his disability stop him having an important job on the family's dairy farm in north-west Tasmania. With the help of interactive technology and a motorised wheelchair he helps run the farm as the 'finance guy'. He's also been instrumental in transforming the farm into an organic operation. Reporter Margot Kelly visits John and his dad Kevin at their Mt Hicks property.
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Thu 15 February 2018
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Thu 15 February 2018The final set of official ABS jobs figures released before SA's state election reveals a rise in the unemployment rate, despite the creation of hundreds of new positions.
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