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Sun 3 December 2017Organisations and individuals using technology to improve the lives of people living with disabilities are being recognised by the National Disability Awards.
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Sat 2 December 2017Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has pulled back from a threat to close a human rights group founded by the detained Opposition Leader Kem Sokha, a pro-government website says.
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Sat 2 December 2017While many historical sites were thriving on their own, some weren't connected to one another, even ones nearby.
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Sat 2 December 2017If I could cure my disability, I would. But not everyone feels the same, writes Naomi Chainey.
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Fri 1 December 2017We as a society need to continue to further our expectations of what people with disability can actually do.
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Fri 1 December 2017If I could cure my disability, I would. But not everyone feels the same, writes Naomi Chainey.
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Thu 30 November 2017"The challenges before us now are profound. But I sit here tonight brimming with the belief that we can and will meet those challenges together."
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Thu 30 November 2017Sol Bellear is being remembered as a "titan" and stalwart of the Indigenous rights movement who fought for structural reform his whole life.
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Thu 30 November 2017For the past seven years Andy May has been opening up his farm in the south-west corner of Western Australia to people dealing with mental illness, addictions and disabilities. It's part of a social farming initiative. Read more
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Wed 29 November 2017New Greens senator Jordon Steele-John says Australians will not cop politics as usual, as he vowed to be a tireless champion for people with disability.
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Wed 29 November 2017The Senate has passed legislation to create a national oversight body for disability services.
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Tue 28 November 2017Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says there has been an erosion of trust between the communities of Rakhine state as the Pope urges healing of wounds.
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Tue 28 November 2017Sunday Mabior was just 15 months old when she was taken to Perth's major children's hospital after being scolded by hot water — but instead of getting better, she ended up in a "life and death struggle" that left her with cerebral palsy, a court hears.
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Mon 27 November 2017Uber's admission that it covered up a major data hack affecting 57 million users is the latest example of a mass infringement of digital rights. University of Sydney academics argue it's time to get serious about our protecting digital rights.
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Sun 26 November 2017A Canberra nursing home was investigated after concerns came to light about a lack of skilled staff.
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Sat 25 November 2017Human Rights Watch described an agreement between Myanmar and Bangladesh to begin repatriating more than 620,000 Rohingya Muslims as laughable.
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Fri 24 November 2017Don’t miss out on important information about changes that may affect you.
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Fri 24 November 2017Don’t miss out on important information about changes that may affect you.
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Fri 24 November 2017Meet Larissa MacFarlane, visual artist, disability advocate and lover of handstands. She wasn't always an artist — she only began making art after a car accident left her with a traumatic brain injury at age 29.
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Fri 24 November 2017A young man with a profound intellectual disability detained in prison after no disability provider would take him on is granted bail after a Victoria Supreme Court judge says he is "horrified" by the conditions he is being held in.
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Fri 24 November 2017The definition of a 'minor injury' has sparked fresh criticism of the NSW government's reforms.
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Thu 23 November 2017A child's right to play and to privacy could be violated by plans to build an 18-storey apartment building next to a childcare centre in Canberra's north, the ACT Human Rights Commission says.
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Thu 23 November 2017A disability pensioner charged with funding Islamic State fighters in Syria has been bailed on a $50,000 surety.
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Thu 23 November 2017The definition of a 'minor injury' has sparked fresh criticism of the NSW government's reforms.
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Thu 23 November 2017We’ve developed a number of resources and services to help you complete your income review online.
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Thu 23 November 2017Reopening Yemen's main port by Saudi Arabia is insufficient to avert famine unless all restrictions are lifted and commercial goods allowed in, aid groups say.
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Thu 23 November 2017The workers are methodical as they pick the plumpest worms from manure to be sold as bait, but the National Disability Insurance Scheme threatens their jobs as it reforms employment options.
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Wed 22 November 2017LONDON (Reuters) - The Formula One season winds up in Abu Dhabi on Sunday with both titles won, Lewis Hamilton aiming to close the year on a winning note and big money still at stake for those further down the paddock pecking order.
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Wed 22 November 2017Air Apartments was downsized from two 26-storey proposal following community concerns.
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Wed 22 November 2017It is a mystery that is confounding economists - why wage growth is at record lows when the economy is not all that far off full employment.
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Wed 22 November 2017It shouldn't surprise us that "men's rights activists" again ignored their opportunity to bring men's issues to light, writes Jane Gilmore.
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Tue 21 November 2017A prominent Chinese rights lawyer has been sentenced to two years jail after being found guilty of inciting subversion of state power.
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Tue 21 November 2017A Chinese court sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong to two years in prison for "inciting subversion" on Tuesday, the latest jailing in an intensifying crackdown on rights defenders and activists.
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Tue 21 November 2017Doctors, lawyers and human rights advocates from across Australia are calling for the age of criminal responsibility to be raised to at least 14 years.
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Mon 20 November 2017A trailblazing activist for Aboriginal rights could be recognised with the renaming of the Federal electorate of Gellibrand in his honour.
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Mon 20 November 2017Queensland's first drive-through polling booths open, but don't expect "fries with that" or even a sausage sizzle at the other end.
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Mon 20 November 2017Farmers in southern WA open their gates to people with social and health problems to give them the chance to develop new skills and have new experiences, embracing the concept of social farming.
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Sat 18 November 2017US civil rights icon Jesse Jackson reveals he has Parkinson's disease but vows to keep working, saying he would "rather wear out than rust out".
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Sat 18 November 2017Nick Allan is blind but he can tell who's sitting in front of him, what age they are and if they are smiling or frowning. All thanks to his phone.
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Sat 18 November 2017An international human rights treaty may be incorporated into a bill to legalise same-sex marriage, in an attempt to pacify conservative members of the Government.
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Fri 17 November 2017Scott Rankin, co-founder of pioneering social change arts group Big hART, says he is "feeling chuffed" about being named the 2018 Tasmanian Australian of the Year.
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Thu 16 November 2017NEW YORK (Reuters) - A prosecution witness in the corruption trial of three former soccer officials testified on Wednesday that Mexico's Grupo Televisa and Brazil's Globo took part in a $15 million bribe to a FIFA executive to secure media rights to the 2026 and 2030 World Cup tournaments.
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Thu 16 November 2017We do reviews so we can confirm you are paid the right amount.
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