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  1. DLI members in the news – June 2026

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    Megan Spindler-Smith – Controversial NDIS overhaul blasted at senate probe

    Liel Bridgford – Embracing Visible Differences: A Personal Journey

    Fiona Yeang – QLS recommends more time for critical consultation on NDIS reform Bill

    Jeramy Hope – Jeramy Hope Resigns As President Of PWDA
    and

    https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/jeramy-hope-resigns-as-president-of-pwda/

    Anna Boucher – These hidden songs survived the Holocaust – and helped singers to endure their own survival

    Megan Spindler-Smith – NDIS participants highlight mental tool of navigating ‘complex’ system

    Megan Spindler-Smith – ‘I do not want to go back’: NDIS cuts spark new fears

     

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Support Ends, Needs Persist for Disabled People

    Rosie Putland – Disabled young people unfairly locked out by Australia’s social media ban, CYDA warns UN delegates

    Disability Leadership Institute – Nominations for disability leadership awards

    Jane Britt – For women with disability fleeing violence, NDIS reforms are making safety harder

    Amanda Lawrie Jones – https://shedefined.com.au/career/built-in-not-bolted-on-how-amanda-lawrie-jones-is-breaking-barriers-in-travel-and-business/

    Simon Darcy – King’s Birthday honours list

    Simon Darcy – More than 900 Australians recognised in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours list

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Shelly did not attend the NDIS cut protest, Despite her fear of isolation, she couldn’t leave the house

    Jane Britt – https://open.substack.com/pub/cheekmedia/p/disability-cuts-in-the-budget-a-discussion 

    Jeramy Hope & Megan Spindler-Smith – Three disability bodies, three reads on NDIS cuts

    Megan Spindler-Smith – New NDIS laws target $3b fraud with sweeping investigator powers

    Christina Ryan – Disabled people asked to pay the price of poor management

    Megan Spindler-Smith – PWDA Warns NDIS Overhaul Will Cause Widespread Harm

    Danielle Kutchel – I’m bipolar and dating – this is how it impacts my search for love

    Aaron Cotton – Marco Polo, matching housemates

    Belinda O’Connor – https://radio1rph.libsyn.com/belinda-oconnor-1rph-interview-bioptic-driving

    Belinda O’Connor – (starts at 42.00 mins) https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/canberra-afternoons/afternoons/106690524

  2. DLI Members in the new May 2026

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    Alastair McEwin – Labor’s NDIS overhaul will leave participants more ‘isolated’ and ‘segregated’, former royal commissioner warns

    Megan Spindler-Smith – People with MS concerned about losing access to NDIS as survey reveals some already don’t qualify for scheme

    Anna Boucher – Federal budget 2026: Regional migrant visas cut, figures show

    Haidi Badawi – La Trobe University Council election underway

    Anna Boucher – Lost Holocaust songbook published in English for the first time

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Advocates Unpack Sweeping NDIS Bill Changes – Mirage News

    Anna Boucher – Rare Holocaust songbook translated into English – Limelight magazine

    Megan Spindler-Smith – 60 cents in every dollar: what the budget’s NDIS savings mean for you

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Ex-NSW Labor minister and NDIS campaigner says Albanese government can’t rush scheme changes

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Butler slashes NDIS to protect ‘social licence’

    Colleen Furlanetto – Local generosity sparks hope for Ruffy community

    Megan Spindler-Smith – ‘Devastated’ disability community reacts to federal budget

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Budget leaves people with disability paying the price for cuts to supports

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Disability advocates wait for detail on NDIS overhaul

    Emma Bennison, Megan Spindler-Smith – Disability Representative Organisations and Community Organisations to respond to Federal Budget and present 14,000-signature NDIS petition

    Megan Spindler-Smith – NDIS Reform Highlighted at PWDA National Forum

    Cameron Carr – Well supported resources awards for women event

    Fiona Yeang – Consultation on making courts more accessible for people with disability

    Laura Pettenuzzo – NDIS Ours: Fought, Sustained, Protected Together

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Disability community ‘scared’ by dramatic NDIS changes as government defends overhaul

    Jane Scott – Cash, gold and crypto seized in Queensland NDIS fraud probe

    Colleen Furlanetto – Local wheels become a lifeline in fire recovery – Kyabram Free Press

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Pensioner wants compensation after being stripped of support for four years – ABC News

  3. DLI members in the news – April 2026

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    Ebe Ganon-Davey – Tightened eligibility and cuts to plans: what the NDIS changes mean for participants

    Christina Ryan – Canberrans with disability fear NDIS changes will cut vital support – video Dailymotion

    Ebe Ganon-Davey – What do the NDIS changes mean for participants? – Newsreel

    Christina Ryan – Canberra Residents Express Concerns Over NDIS Overhaul – Oz Arab Media

    Christina Ryan – Canberrans with disability fear NDIS changes will cut vital support – ABC News

    Megan Spindler-Smith – NDIS overhaul to cut 160,000 participants and tighten access – MSN

    Jane Britt – With a degenerative disability, Jane is unsure of her future. Now she’s fearful of NDIS cuts

    Megan Spindler-Smith – NDIS: Health Minister Mark Butler announces significant overhaul of disability scheme

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Labor’s NDIS overhaul sparks ‘fear’ as advocates blast lack of detail – The Australian

    Megan Spindler-Smith – PWDA Warns NDIS Changes May Leave People Unsupported | Mirage News

    Megan Spindler-Smith – NDIS cuts threaten everyday support – Government News

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Disability community ‘scared’ by dramatic NDIS changes as government defends overhaul

    Emma Bennison and Megan Spindler-Smith – ALERT: Disability representative organisations to respond to NDIS announcement

    Emma Bennison – Organisations available for comment on the NDIS

    Ebe Ganon-Davey – Tightened eligibility and cuts to plans: what the NDIS changes mean for participants

    Megan Spindler-Smith – “Cuts to the NDIS are cuts to ordinary lives”: PWDA launches national campaign

    Megan Spindler-Smith – PWDA Reacts to Passing of NDIS Safeguarding Bill 2025

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Dozens of workers with disability made redundant by award-winning charity Help Enterprises MSN

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Dozens of workers with disability made redundant by award-winning charity Help Enterprises ABC

    Megan Spindler-Smith – NDIS overhaul uncertainty ‘deeply unsettling’

    Gemma Smart – CAPA Welcomes Interim Report, Highlights Opportunity to Strengthen University Governance

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Crossbench MPs warn Labor against slashing NDIS growth in budget – SMH

  4. DLI Members in the news – March 2026

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    Emma Olivier – March CEO Update

    Ebe Ganon – First meeting of the National Autism Strategy Reference Group

    Emma Olivier – Celebrating Women in Lifesaving Across Victoria

    Ebe Ganon – New members to continue to drive Australia’s Disability Strategy forward

    Colleen Furlanetto – Fodder for farmers

    Colleen Furlanetto – Shirts get the conversation started

    Emma Bennison – TassieCare explains NDIS profit spending on sports club

    Dan Stubbs – When I was Young featuring Dan Stubbs (Apple Podcasts)

    Dan Stubbs – When I was Young featuring Dan Stubbs (Spotify)

    Caroline Bowditch and Morwenna Collett – How to embrace ‘radical access’ in the arts

    Vaughn Bennison – Public housing tenant blocked from own backyard, as disability advocates say accessibility an ‘afterthought’

    Ainslee Hooper – Driving disability inclusion for a better future

    Ainslee Hooper – Driving disability inclusion for a better future

    Ainslee Hooper – Driving disability inclusion for a better future

    Ainslee Hooper –  Driving disability inclusion for a better future

    Fiona Yeang – 34 Brisbane lawyers celebrate their quarter-century in the profession

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Dignity, Support Key in NDIS Reform Push

    Megan Spindler-Smith – PWDA Put Queer Disabled People In Focus At Mardi Gras

    Jane Scott – Whistleblower warns of NDIS provider tactics to sideline ethical Support Coordinators

    Laura Pettenuzzo – Celebrating Wheelchairs This International Day

    Megan Spindler-Smith – PWDA Marches to Highlight Queer Disabled Voices

    Megan Spindler-Smith – NSW Government rejects Public Toilets Inquiry recommendations

    Laura Pettenuzzo – An anthology of disabled writers

    Emma Olivier – What a Difference ‘Not Being the Exception’ Makes

  5. DLI Members in the news – February 2026

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    Bree Hadley – Australian’s art and disability movement is gaining new momentum

    Morwenna Collett – Australia’s arts and disability movement is gaining new momentum

    Gemma Smart – Postgraduate students reports higher rates of racism, CAPA calls for structural reform

    Caroline Bowditch – Driving meaningful progress in assisted living tech

    Alastair McEwin, Megan Spindler-Smith – Disability Royal Commission: Two-Year Wrap-Up

    Ebe Ganon – Community representatives appointed to the National Autism Strategy Reference Group

    Laura Pettenuzzo – Leon and Otil Clune: This was no act of love. Autism is not a justification for murder

    Laura Pettenuzzo – This was no act of love. Autism is not a justification for murder

    Laura Pettenuzzo – As it happened: WA news on Thursday, February 5

    Colleen Furlanetto – Ruffy fire aftermath

  6. DLI members in the news December 2025/January 2026

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    Anna Boucher – ‘Ten-pound Pom’ vows to boycott UK over ‘money grab’ passport changes

    Colleen Furlanetto – Ruffy community determined to rebuild after Longwood bushfire destroys Victorian town

    Emma Bennison – Trailblazer leads the way

    Lisa Stafford – How stores fighting thieves risk putting off shoppers with disabilities and kids

    Disability Leadership Institute – Celebrating our Champions of Change

    Sarah Langston  – Celebrating our Champions of Change Disability Leadership Institute Awards 2025

    Lisa Stafford – Stores’ Anti-Theft Measures May Deter Disabled, Kids

    Lisa Stafford – How stores fighting thieves risk putting off shoppers with disabilities and kids

     Ainslee Hooper – Lunch celebrated inclusion and lived experience

    Christina Ryan – Back to the Future for HR: Insights from the AHRI ACT State Conference

    Laura Pettenuzzo – Climate crisis is threatening disabled Australians’ access to nature

    Rosie Putland – New podcast Crip Culture gives voice to disabled writers navigating industry

    Vaughn Bennison – Hobart launches disability access map for city

    Emma Bennison – United, We Raise Standards for Fairness and Justice

    Disability Leadership Institute – Advancing disability inclusion in space: reflections on the 2025 Disability Leadership Oration

    Dwayne Fernandes – ABC radio to feature stories by and about Australians with disability

    Disability Leadership Institute – ABC radio to feature stories by and about Australians with disability

    Disability Leadership Institute – ABC marks International Day of People with Disability

    Matt Morrissey – Embrace Disability Group: Changing lives, one meal at a time

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Disability-Affirming Language Boosts Connection, Confidence