People with intellectual disability told us they often felt cut out of their own health appointments, as healthcare practitioners spoke to their support person or family instead of to them.
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Many of incidents resulting in suspension are rooted in emotional overwhelm.
Australia’s teachers are predominantly Australian-born, female, and non-Indigenous. Most hail from middle-class backgrounds with urban upbringings, and are less likely to have disabilities.
The UN working group visited Australia for the first time in December last year. Their task was to evaluate the human rights situation of people of African descent living in Australia.
Eleven years is far too long for a final decision on asylum claims. The government’s vision is for a new system that will be both faster and fairer.
The Nixon review has made 30 recommendations to improve Australia’s visa system. The government has pledged to act to improve compliance resources, in particular.
One recommendation from the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, could be the game changer that will impact everything – a disability rights act.
One interviewee told us: ‘Today our lives are being governed by a bureaucrat who hasn’t seen a Blackfella in their life or haven’t spoken to one.’
We found rebates don’t do much to encourage older people to sign up for private health insurance.
Your chest tightens, like an elephant is sitting on it. Pain streaks down your arm and you break out in a cold sweat. You feel light-headed and you’re pretty sure you’re having a heart attack. So when…
Aboriginal Elders play an important role as community leaders and cultural knowledge holders. Supporting this aspect of ageing well is crucial.
Caring responsibilities and parenthood are common reasons for women in music taking a break. These responsibilities then create barriers to re-establishing careers and career progression.
Children as young as ten don’t have access to Medicare if detained. And they’re dying of largely preventable diseases.
We spoke to young people with intellectual disability. They had the same goals for life after high school as most people their age. But they felt ‘stuck’.
Our research with 124 Australian hospitality staff found women bar workers were routinely seen as ‘better suited’ to manage the threat of violence - which is both risky and exploitative.
Our research finds at-risk youth in north Queensland wanted to feel safe and included in the community, but often felt the opposite.
If you earn less than $60,000, you may be eligible for free tax help. But there is more we could do to help everyone – including struggling sole traders or small businesses – get the advice they need.
Failing to tackle the social determinants of health means reproducing disadvantage again and again.
Poccum’s Law provides a best practice, evidence-based model for bail reform which would have prevented Veronica Nelson’s death in custody.
A gap between rich and the poor in cancer deaths for middle-aged people is growing. Deaths from cancer have fallen over time, but less so in our poorest regions where there is less health care access.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Arts Education, Australian Catholic University
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Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Sociology, University of South Australia
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Scientia Professor and Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney
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Anti-slavery researcher and practitioner, University of South Australia
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Associate Dean, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
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Lecturer, Criminology & Justice, RMIT University
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Research Associate in Justice Health and Social Issues, Curtin University
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Data Scientist, Queensland University of Technology
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Distinguished Professor in Statistical Science, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, School of Education, Culture and Society, Monash University
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Medical doctor and PhD candidate studying involuntary psychiatric treatment, School of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Science Course Co-ordinator, Southern Cross University
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Professor and Director, Indigenous Research Unit, Griffith University
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Associate Lecturer in Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
