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Fri 29 September 2017Sunshine Coast Council could have to fork out thousands of dollars to fix pavements in a new building estate that were built around power poles, a mistake it admits there is "no excuse" for.
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Fri 29 September 2017Australia will continue its $300,000 military cooperation program with Myanmar despite allegations the army there has led a campaign of "textbook ethnic cleansing" against Rohingya Muslims.
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Fri 29 September 2017The inaugural social event Dance For Abilities launched this week to a packed room of guests who all have an intellectual disability.
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Thu 28 September 2017
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Thu 28 September 2017
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Thu 28 September 2017
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Thu 28 September 2017
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Thu 28 September 2017The daily challenges of living with a disability are often significantly heightened during times of natural disasters.
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Wed 27 September 2017The African Union on Wednesday expressed its "bewilderment" at US President Donald Trump's inclusion of Chad on an updated and open-ended travel ban list issued at the weekend.
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Wed 27 September 2017The emotion of representing Australia at the Invictus Games is too much for one young veteran who almost has Prince Harry in tears.
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Wed 27 September 2017Uber will face an industrial tribunal in the UK as it battles to retain its licence to operate in London.
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Tue 26 September 2017Australian ballet greats Li Cunxin and Marc Brew inspire Indonesians at the second Indonesian Ballet Gala.
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Tue 26 September 2017Families warn they'll be forced to surrender care of children if "critical" shortage of respite care is not solved soon.
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Tue 26 September 2017Plans to ban rough sleepers from camping in the city have been abandoned.
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Tue 26 September 2017In the wake of allegations against the Seven Network over the treatment of a 27-year-old cadet journalist in Adelaide, what are your legal rights if you make a human resources complaint at work? And what should happen if someone makes a complaint against you?
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Mon 25 September 2017A teenager who allegedly sexually assaulted a housemate several times in a disability group home posed a threat to residents for months because of authorities' "shocking" failure to act, Victoria's ombudsman finds.
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Mon 25 September 2017Opponents of marriage equality often say that married and de facto couples already have the same rights. To what extent is this true? And, in legal terms, how much do the differences matter?
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Mon 25 September 2017Labor accuses the Government of wasting "millions of dollars" on "endless reviews" after figures show more than 100 new contracts with external advisors were signed in the two years before the NDIS' bungled full launch.
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Sun 24 September 2017The leader of the protest group said Queensland was "very much behind the times" regarding animal welfare.
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Sun 24 September 2017The leader of the protest group said Queensland was "very much behind the times" regarding animal welfare.
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Sun 24 September 2017Sometimes we need a little extra help. And it can be awkward to ask for help. Embarrassing, even. But what's the alternative?
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Sat 23 September 2017Smoke alarms for people who are hearing-impaired use a strobe light and vibration pad when a fire is detected but the alarms are expensive and now that a NSW subsidy has ended, there are fears some people who need them could miss out on the life-saving device.
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Fri 22 September 2017Australian wheelchair basketball Paralympian Shelley Chaplin wants thieves who stole her custom-made handcycle to return it, saying it's of no value to anyone else.
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Fri 22 September 2017
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Fri 22 September 2017
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Fri 22 September 2017Richard Wassell lost the use of his right arm after suffering a stroke while serving in the military — but after taking up indoor rowing and training in a car park, he is now set to compete at the Invictus Games in Toronto.
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Fri 22 September 2017Richard Wassell lost the use of one arm after suffering a stroke while serving in the Australian Navy — but after taking up indoor rowing, he is now among the Australian military veterans competing at the Invictus Games in Toronto starting this weekend.
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Thu 21 September 2017Canberra mens' groups have rejected claims there is a void in help available for "heterosexual white males over the age of 30".
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Thu 21 September 2017Opponents of marriage equality often say that married and de facto couples already have the same rights. To what extent is this true? And, in legal terms, how much do the differences matter?
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Thu 21 September 2017A bold Government foray into artificial intelligence to deliver critical services to the public has stalled, amid concern politicians and the bureaucracy have been spooked by the census and 'robo-debt' bungles.
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Thu 21 September 2017A Government foray into artificial intelligence — featuring a virtual assistant voiced by Cate Blanchett — is shelved over concerns politicians have been spooked by the 'robo-debt' and census bungles.
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Thu 21 September 2017ACT disability minister Rachel Stephen-Smith says the territory government is working to mend the cracks in the National Disability Scheme clients with mental illnesses are falling through.
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Thu 21 September 2017Mullin, a former fighter, is trying to get a bill passed which would extend the "Ali Act" - which protects the rights of boxers - to MMA.
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Wed 20 September 2017Mark Parton says political debate about inclusion has focused on minority groups and the LGBTIQ community.
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Wed 20 September 2017Disability service providers across Australia consider shedding their transport services because there are no funding commitments in the NDIS to directly cover the costs of maintaining vehicles.
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Wed 20 September 2017It would be among the shocks of the NRL season, but the Sydney Roosters are bracing for the surprise return of North Queensland enforcer Matt Scott.
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Wed 20 September 2017NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has come out strongly in favour of same-sex marriage, describing it as one of the most important human rights issues "of our time".
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Tue 19 September 2017NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has come out strongly in favour of same-sex, describing it as one of the most important human rights issues "of our time".
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Tue 19 September 2017Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemns all human rights violations and says anyone responsible for abuses in troubled Rakhine State will face the law.
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Tue 19 September 2017A program in regional NSW is helping people with an intellectual disability learn to ride horses and compete at the highest of levels.
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Tue 19 September 2017Families warn they'll be forced to surrender care of children if "critical" shortage of respite care is not solved soon.
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Mon 18 September 2017Families warn they'll be forced to surrender care of children if "critical" shortage of respite care is not solved soon.
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Mon 18 September 2017Hospitality worker Kim Parker is just one of the Tasmanians who has a job but not enough hours to make ends meet.
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Mon 18 September 2017
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Mon 18 September 2017Despite difficulties with literacy, Andrew Pye has self-published his first novel after a decade of help from his 83-year-old friend, tutor and transcriber Elizabeth Dawson.
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Mon 18 September 2017
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Mon 18 September 2017Australian actress Kiruna Stamell has dwarfism. But she refuses to be typecast, instead using her career as a chance to encourage more meaningful roles for short-statured actors.
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Sun 17 September 2017Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asks the head of the country's Commission on Human Rights if he is a paedophile due to his focus on the killing of teenagers in the government's bloody war on drugs.
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Fri 15 September 2017Instagram deleted an image of a boy with a disability after it was reported for violating guidelines, his mother says.
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Thu 14 September 2017We need your income details to make sure your child is still eligible for their payment.
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