Disability
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UK
University of Manchester worker Karenne Sylvester wins £51,000 disability payout after misgendering trans colleague
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UK
Disability benefit review considers alternatives to cash payments
A comprehensive review of basic disability benefit in England and Wales is considering whether claimants could be offered alternative support…
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UK
Crude cuts to disability benefits not expected, minister says
The minister who prepared the report said the review into disability benefits was not expected to make “rough proposals” about…
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UK
Disability benefits system ‘not working’ Timms review finds | Benefits
A ground-breaking government review of disability benefits has warned that “tough discussions” are continuing on how to overhaul and pay…
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UK
Butler warns Coalition against using NDIS cuts as ‘pawn in bigger game’ and says bill delays could cost billions | National disability insurance scheme
Mark Butler has doubled down on plans to pass controversial NDIS changes as early as this month, warning the opposition…
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UK
States tell Albanese government that NDIS changes could mean people with disabilities are shifted into hospitals | National disability insurance scheme
State and territory disability ministers have sounded alarm bells over the Albanian government’s proposed overhaul of the NDIS, warning they…
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Australia
US-Iran tensions heighten, Trump vows to retaliate; NDIS changes slammed by disability advocates; capital gains tax discount continuation eyed for start-ups
In May, solar power surpassed coal in U.S. electricity generation; renewable resource surpassed fossil fuel for the first time in…
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Australia
‘Blood on your hands’: disability reforms blasted
10 June 2026 17:10 | News Angry disabled Australians are warning their lives could be at risk and families could…
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Australia
US-Iran tensions heighten, Trump vows to retaliate; NDIS changes slammed by disability advocates; capital gains tax discount continuation eyed for start-ups
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia should take US President Donald Trump at his word that he wants the conflict…
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Australia
ABC is looking for storytellers for International Day of People with Disability
Are you a new creator with a disability? Do you have a burning story that you have always wanted to…
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