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Sun 30 April 2017A leading finance company will let year 12 students bypass university and begin working as accountants and risk management consultants straight after high school from this year, and at least five other companies are in talks to do the same.
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Fri 28 April 2017Television broadcasters are under pressure to expand services that allow the blind to consume television.
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Fri 28 April 2017A four-year-old boy taken from a Brisbane hospital on Thursday by his parents, sparking a police alert, has been found with his father in New South Wales.
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Fri 28 April 2017A 28-year-old man and 26-year-old woman who were known to the boy were seen taking him from the hospital about 12.30pm on Thursday.
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Fri 28 April 2017The National Disability Insurance Agency says it is reviewing its practices after a Queensland toddler with a life-threatening condition has waited more than five months for vital treatment.
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Thu 27 April 2017Indigenous leader Noel Pearson wants an inquiry into Queensland's Education Department after a report finds a quarter of students in some Cape York communities have an intellectual disability but not getting the support they need.
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Thu 27 April 2017Indigenous leader Noel Pearson wants an inquiry into Queensland's Education Department after a report finds a quarter of students in some Cape York communities have an intellectual disability but not getting the support they need.
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Thu 27 April 2017A new bumper sticker is designed to help blind and vision-impaired people protect their dogs when in a car accident.
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Thu 27 April 2017Indigenous leader Noel Pearson wants an inquiry into Queensland's Education Department after a report finds a quarter of students in some Cape York communities have an intellectual disability but not getting the support they need.
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Wed 26 April 2017A new organisation in Brisbane finds a hairdressing solution for families with children with intellectual, physical and sensory disabilities.
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Wed 26 April 2017Indigenous people and police have clashed in Brazil's capital city, as officers fired rubber bullets and tear gas while tribe members shot arrows in return.
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Wed 26 April 2017A new organisation in Brisbane finds a hairdressing solution for families with children with intellectual, physical and sensory disabilities.
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Tue 25 April 2017The Independent Education Union has permission to undertake protected industrial action.
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Tue 25 April 2017The National Disability Insurance Scheme was forced to enact an emergency payment system just eight days into its chaotic national launch, documents released under freedom of information show.
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Mon 24 April 2017Here are some things to think about including payments they may be eligible for and getting their own Medicare card.
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Sun 23 April 2017Punters could choose to watch a short piece of footage about pig farming practices in exchange for a cupcake or cookie.
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Sun 23 April 2017Vanessa Vlajkovic has already proven time and time again as a member of the deafblind community that "nothing is impossible". Now, as she works through her degree, she will have to overcome people's preconceptions in order to get a job in one of the more competitive industries around.
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Sat 22 April 2017GWS are the kings of Sydney after overpowering the Swans, while Fremantle continues its turnaround and the Bulldogs and Crows notch wins.
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Sat 22 April 2017"I have a lot of doubters, people who think that I will fail because I can only see a little bit and hear a little bit," says Vanessa Vlajkovic, a deafblind woman who plans to one day bring you the news.
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Sat 22 April 2017"He was a simple man who loved his job, and he was really committed to the LGBT cause," a colleague said.
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Fri 21 April 2017A five-studio tug of war has broken out over James Bond.
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Fri 21 April 2017The first thing you should do is check if you have any insurances that might assist you financially.
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Thu 20 April 2017The South Australian crisis centre taking a new approach to tackling homelessness. How one woman’s special abilities have helped her live an extraordinary life. A mother’s campaign to make the NRL a safer sport. A rare view inside one of Tasmania’s most magnificent vice-regal residencies. #AustraliaWide
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Thu 20 April 2017A lobby group is calling for a slow down in the launch of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Aboriginal communities, as its rollout looms in remote parts of NSW.
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Thu 20 April 2017Mobility Allowance has helped Sana and can help other people with a disability, illness or injury.
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Thu 20 April 2017Companies that mislead consumers could face penalties 10 times bigger than the current maximum amount, under proposed changes to the Australian Consumer Law.
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Wed 19 April 2017Companies that mislead consumers could face penalties 10 times bigger than the current maximum amount, under proposed changes to the Australian Consumer Law.
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Wed 19 April 2017A controversial Austrian artist is at the centre of an animal rights debate.
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Wed 19 April 2017When the door opens to the Aurora Disability Services building in Glenorchy, the smell of baked rolled oats and sweet golden syrup is almost too overwhelming.
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Wed 19 April 2017An art festival defends its upcoming show featuring local volunteer performers covered in blood, quashing media reports a bull will be slaughtered in front of an audience. And a warning — this story contains some really disgusting images.
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Wed 19 April 2017Global economic growth is expected to pick up this year and in 2018, despite the political uncertainties created by Brexit and the election of maverick US President Donald Trump. And the International Monetary Fund has issued a better growth forecast for the Australian economy, compared to the Treasury's most recent predictions issued in December.
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Mon 17 April 2017NSW's recent jobs boom is built on surging rates of part-time work, according to new figures the state's opposition says reflect increasingly difficult conditions for the state's workers.
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Mon 17 April 2017Tasmanian state and independent schools say a needs-based funding system will address a funding gap in supporting students with disabilities.
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Mon 17 April 2017Fears have been raised over staff qualifications under the NDIS.
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Sun 16 April 2017Fears have been raised over staff qualifications under the NDIS.
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Sat 15 April 2017A growing number of community organisations fear services Canberrans rely on will soon be axed.
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Sat 15 April 2017A Sydney woman with motor neurone disease, who has been denied by the NDIS technology to help her communicate and do other regular activities, says she fears the scheme is not providing adequate assistance to people like her.
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Fri 14 April 2017A growing number of community organisations fear services Canberrans rely on will soon be axed.
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Thu 13 April 2017Children in some of Mumbai's poorest slums are learning how to stand up for themselves thanks in part to Australian aid, which has been slashed in recent years due to budget pressures.
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Thu 13 April 2017The European Court of Human Rights ruled there were 'serious failings' in Russia's handling of the Beslan school siege by Chechen rebels in 2004 in which over 330 people were killed, many of them children.
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Thu 13 April 2017The ACT's unemployment rate remains stable at 3.7 per cent, according to latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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Thu 13 April 2017Western Australia's unemployment rate rises despite an increase in the number of people in work in the state, with the number of jobseekers reaching an almost 25-year high.
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Thu 13 April 2017Australia's employment surged more than expected in March, led by a rebound in full-time jobs.
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Thu 13 April 2017The unemployment rate remained steady at 5.9 per cent in March, in line with market expectations.
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Thu 13 April 2017A number of law firms have been asked to investigate possible human rights violations inside the Bimberi youth detention centre.
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Thu 13 April 2017Australia's unemployment rate remains steady at 5.9 per cent in March, boosted by the creation of 60,900 jobs.
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Wed 12 April 2017The European Commission said on Tuesday the Philippines' human rights record could influence future trade ties.
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Wed 12 April 2017The private sector is leading ACT growth in executive employment, according to a national report, and the ACT leads Australia.
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Wed 12 April 2017The artist who sculpted Wall Street's iconic Charging Bull will challenge a decision to keep the defiant bronze girl in place until February 2018.
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Wed 12 April 2017The artist who sculpted Wall Street's iconic Charging Bull will challenge a decision to keep the defiant bronze girl in place until February 2018.
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