Disability news, statistics, and support information for Australia and New Zealand, including the Disability Support Pension, Centrelink services, and eligibilityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/en-usThu, 06 Aug 2026 20:13:09 GMTAustralia - New ZealandThe Working Together Agreement package has been developed for use by families, early childhood educators and early childhood intervention practitioners to promote a coordinated approach to early childhood inclusionhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/ecia.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/ecia.phpTue, 14 Feb 2017 10:25:51 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandThe new banknotes are the culmination of many years of research and trial and extensive consultationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/banknote.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/banknote.phpThu, 01 Sep 2016 12:27:00 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandResearch highlights link between poor living conditions and health, and estimates over one million Australians are living in sub-standard housinghttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/unhealthy-housing.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/unhealthy-housing.phpThu, 25 Aug 2016 08:55:00 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandReports that Australian Federal Government is considering changes to funding and governance of NDIS have alarmed people with disabilityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/ndis.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/ndis.phpWed, 09 Mar 2016 16:31:00 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandAlliance representing people with disability to provide advice to Australian Government on improving social and economic participation, and breaking down barriershttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/ncda.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/ncda.phpFri, 06 Feb 2015 12:48:00 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandSnapshot of cancer in Australia based on cancer data holdings and reports including statistics on incidence mortality survival and participation in national cancer screening programshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/rates.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/rates.phpThu, 08 Dec 2011 12:28:42 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandEvery Australian Counts is the campaign for the introduction of a National Disability Insurance Scheme in Australiahttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/counts.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/counts.phpTue, 26 Jul 2011 10:54:00 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandCalling for better recognition services and funding for people who have both an intellectual disability and mental illnesshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/mental-illness.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/mental-illness.phpWed, 01 Jun 2011 17:23:22 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandThousands of Australian Disability Support Pension recipients like to spend as much time as possible overseashttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/international-travel.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/international-travel.phpWed, 09 Feb 2011 11:45:00 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandMany elderly Australians are either admitted to hospital suffering malnutrition or become malnourished while in hospitalhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/malnutrition.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/malnutrition.phpTue, 08 Feb 2011 12:34:01 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandThe 2011 Seniors Card Discount Directories will be sent to NSW Seniors Card holders from todayhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/seniors-card-discounts.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/seniors-card-discounts.phpWed, 19 Jan 2011 09:56:07 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandRelease of report on AusAid work overseas to improve the lives of people with disabilityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/aid.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/aid.phpWed, 08 Dec 2010 10:30:59 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandThe NSW Minister for Disability Services encouraged people to learn more about the deaf communityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/deaf-awareness.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/deaf-awareness.phpSat, 16 Oct 2010 14:23:14 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandDance group of children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities from Sydney will be performing at Disneyland in California this weekhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/dance-troupe-disneyland.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/dance-troupe-disneyland.phpThu, 07 Oct 2010 17:01:05 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandGovernment remains silent as thousands of Australians with intellectual and developmental disabilities subject to serious abuses of human rightshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/disabilities-report.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/disabilities-report.phpMon, 04 Oct 2010 09:57:37 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandAustralian disability advocacy group calls for individualized funding, barrier removal, and inclusive policy development aligned with CRPD human rights standardshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/self-determination-funding.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/self-determination-funding.phpMon, 30 Aug 2010 10:51:00 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandCanon Australia will honor seventy employees at New Horizons Enterprises Limitedhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/canon-disability.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/canon-disability.phpFri, 27 Aug 2010 10:27:22 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandPublic transport providers have a legal obligation to ensure all new vehicles comply with national Disability Standardshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/murrays-bus-discrimination.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/murrays-bus-discrimination.phpWed, 18 Aug 2010 08:51:27 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandMinister for Disability Services Peter Primrose more than 90 awards would be presented covering every community in the Statehttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/carers-australia.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/carers-australia.phpMon, 16 Aug 2010 12:23:37 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandLack of awareness of how barriers to social activities can keep people with disability marginalized and excluded in our communityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/disability-decision-2010.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/disability-decision-2010.phpMon, 09 Aug 2010 10:03:50 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandThe Coalition have assured that nationally agreed definitions of disabilities will be secured before July 2011https://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/students-needs.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/students-needs.phpFri, 06 Aug 2010 13:11:05 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New Zealand National disability insurance scheme that provides long-term care and support to all Australians with a serious or profound disabilityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/ama-disability.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/ama-disability.phpFri, 30 Jul 2010 09:53:52 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandAustralian government wants all new homes to better accommodate senior citizens and people with disabilitieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/australian-standards.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/australian-standards.phpTue, 13 Jul 2010 11:20:50 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandMigration Report offers opportunity for Gillard Government to change outmoded legislationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/enabling-australia.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/enabling-australia.phpWed, 07 Jul 2010 15:10:47 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandThe Disability Services Census for 2010 will be sent to service providers on 1 July 2010 for completion by Friday 23 July 2010https://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/disability-census.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/disability-census.phpSun, 20 Jun 2010 12:20:30 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandAustralian practice of subjecting potential migrants and refugees to Australia to health assessments to determine eligibility is discriminatoryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/disability-australia.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/disability-australia.phpSat, 19 Jun 2010 16:20:00 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandRates of cardiovascular disease increase dramatically in Australian wintershttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/winter-deaths.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/winter-deaths.phpWed, 26 May 2010 14:32:22 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandOutgoing Minister for aging and Disability Services Paul Lynch has welcomed the appointment of Peter Primrose to the portfoliohttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/commitment.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/commitment.phpFri, 21 May 2010 17:56:33 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandLaunch of Children with Disability Australia representing Australian children and youths with disabilitieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/children-disabilities-australia.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/children-disabilities-australia.phpWed, 19 May 2010 11:35:13 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandDoctors surgeries to have height adjustable examination beds for better access to medical care for people with a disabilityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/adjustable-examination-beds.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/adjustable-examination-beds.phpWed, 14 Apr 2010 18:55:39 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandPlan to provide 300 new residential care beds for the severely disabledhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/Disability-Care-Beds-Concern.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/Disability-Care-Beds-Concern.phpMon, 15 Feb 2010 11:41:23 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandProperties will increase amount of affordable accommodation for people with a disability in Bundaberg and Hervey Bayhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/fraser-coast-housing.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/fraser-coast-housing.phpMon, 11 Jan 2010 15:31:29 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandTasmania's beach access program funds safer, inclusive experiences for people with disabilities via audits and events, led by government and surf lifesavershttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/disability-beach-access.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/disability-beach-access.phpTue, 08 Dec 2009 10:53:00 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandAccess to television cinema and other electronic media for people with a hearing or vision impairmenthttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/improve-media-access.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/improve-media-access.phpFri, 27 Nov 2009 11:01:09 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandProductivity Commission will investigate new approaches for funding and delivering long-term disability care and supporthttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/australia-disability.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/australia-disability.phpMon, 23 Nov 2009 02:53:21 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandLivvis Place at Timbrell Park is the initiative of the Touched by Olivia Foundation and the result of a unique partnership of three founding partnershttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/all-abilities-playground.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/all-abilities-playground.phpMon, 02 Nov 2009 08:33:47 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandInfections caught in hospital are costing the Australian healthcare system more than 850,000 lost bed dayshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/hospital-infections-australia.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/hospital-infections-australia.phpWed, 02 Sep 2009 10:52:01 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandThe program differs from other similar sponsorships by putting all donors in touch with a single symbolic childhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/child-sponsorship.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/child-sponsorship.phpSun, 09 Aug 2009 11:39:46 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandCarers devote their lives to supporting a disabled loved one investing all of their financial emotional and physical resources until there is nothing left.https://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/long-term-care.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/long-term-care.phpFri, 07 Aug 2009 08:35:18 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandI am appalled at the resounding silence and lack of action from the National Government to the disability sectorhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/nationals-disability-policy.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/nationals-disability-policy.phpMon, 04 May 2009 15:37:20 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandAustralia will provide $2.4 million for prosthetics and the rehabilitation of Iraqi landmine survivors and other victims of conflicthttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/australia-landmines.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/australia-landmines.phpSat, 04 Apr 2009 09:49:54 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandInstitution to offer a specialized training and professional certification program in workplace disability managementhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/workplace-disability-management.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/workplace-disability-management.phpTue, 17 Mar 2009 09:07:25 GMTDisabled WorldAustralia - New ZealandRaising Children Network will today launch the national website for parents of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorderhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/autism-community.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/australia-nz/autism-community.phpTue, 24 Feb 2009 12:53:07 GMTDisabled World