Disability
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- Ageing
Hearing loss is becoming more common. So why is there still stigma?
One in four Australians is expected to have hearing loss by 2050. Here’s how advocates – and engineers – are seeking to reduce the shame around this common condition.
- Lauren Ironmonger
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Labor’s NDIS dilemma: Chasing $190,000 scams while costs spiral toward $100b
A 10-person committee – including Labor, Coalition and Greens MPs – will investigate the $50b scheme as Labor builds a case for stricter rules and tighter spending.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
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- Regulation
Dementia patients found tied to chairs, lying in filth, with open sores
It took regulators three years to investigate and close the service after warnings about the state of the home were first raised in March 2023.
- Grant McArthur
The terrible need that propelled Ukraine to the top of this market
In treating tens of thousands of civilians and soldiers maimed by Russian bombs, specialists in robotics are rebuilding lives – and pushing medical limits.
- David Crowe
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- Victoria
Disability homes scrap bus services, tell residents to take taxis, trains
One of the state’s largest disability service providers is withdrawing its transport services due to financial pressures and trying to sell off the buses they were given for free.
- Grant McArthur
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- Victoria
‘They’re gaslighting us’: More disability homes close as state funding ends
More than 80 group homes for disabled residents have closed, upending the lives of some of Victoria’s most vulnerable people.
- Grant McArthur and Kieran Rooney
‘Major downfall’: Concerns for people with disabilities as council moves to sell care centre
Pleas to stop a vulnerable group’s “favourite place in the whole world” from being demolished didn’t stop the City of Stonnington council voting to sell off land amid tight budget conditions.
- Rachael Ward
Lucia had time-blindness and missed social cues. Finding out why changed her life
NSW GPs will soon be able to diagnose ADHD under reforms to make it easier and cheaper for people to get treatment.
- Kate Aubusson
Written off after a head injury, Nick became a fighting force for thousands
After a near-fatal bike accident, Nick Rushworth channelled his “firing up” powers as a journalist to push the cause for brain injury survivors.
- Wendy Carlisle
‘They can see past the disability’: Cerebral palsy no barrier for popular DJ
Cooper Smith says taking his place behind the decks at top music festivals makes him feel free and connected.
- Carolyn Webb