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  1. DLI Members in the news – August 2026

    Megan Spindler-Smith – How will the NDIS changes impact you?

    Megan Spindler-Smith – NDIS reforms pass Senate, thousands to lose access by 2031

    Megan Spindler-Smith – NDIS Bill Passes: Blow to People With Disability

    Megan Spindler-Smith – NDIS report warns of care shortfall

    Alastair McEwin, Megan Spindler-Smith – Diversity Festival 2026 program launches: join the celebration and conversation

    Megan Spindler-Smith – 50,000 people call for Australian Human Rights Act

    Megan Spindler-Smith – ‘Left feeling like a burden’: How the government’s new NDIS changes may impact you

    Megan Spindler-Smith – PWDA: A devastating day for people with disability as NDIS Bill passes

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Senate Rejects Automated Aged Care, PWDA Cautions NDIS

    Jane Britt, Megan Spindler-Smith – Disability advocates say parliament should “rip up” the new NDIS bill

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Minister bats away proposal for disability inspector-general

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Labor, Coalition set to pass NDIS bill, despite majority of submissions condemning the cuts

    Megan Spindler-Smith – PWDA Criticizes Senate Nod for NDIS Bill

    Megan Spindler-Smith – ‘Devastating’ NDIS overhaul to pass after Senate inquiry tables report

    Anna Boucher – Migrant worker exploitation: Why it persists and how HR can act

    Megan Spindler-Smith – The NDIS cuts are neither reasonable nor necessary

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Push for independent disability system inspector-general

    Megan Spindler-Smith – ‘Back to work’: Labor to lock in gambling, NDIS changes

    Megan Spindler-Smith – NDIS boss warns of ‘AI gold rush’ and calls for independent scheme watchdog

    Megan Spindler-Smith – “Rip it up”: PWDA urges Parliament to reject NDIS Bill and start again

    Megan Spindler-Smith – We die’: disabled voices warn against NDIS cuts

    Megan Spindler-Smith – NDIS reforms to pass

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Megan Spindler-Smith Speaks at National Press Club

    Jane Britt – PWDA: Scrap NDIS Bill, Start Over

    Gemma Lucy Smart – Nothing about us, without us: Beyond the student panel

    Alastair McEwin – ‘The bill should not pass’: Australians with disability escalate fears over NDIS cuts

    Alastair McEwin – Australia can build a better disability employment system

    Megan Spindler-Smith – New Evidence Shows Gov’t Unready for NDIS Reforms

    Tim Harte – New Members Join Policy, Equity, Diversity Panels

    Jane Britt – Thriving Kids still MIA weeks from deadline

    Megan Spindler-Smith – 4,000 NDIS service providers profiting from incorrect billing practices

    Jeramy Hope – Queensland Disability Advisory Council has been vacant since August 2025

    Jeramy Hope – People don’t want to be ‘forgotten’ amid NDIS inquiry

    Anna Boucher –  Border crossing data misleadingly used in housing and migration claim

  2. DLI Members in the new May 2026

    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 – February 2026

    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

  4. DLI Members in the news – July/ August 2025

    Lisa Cox – Why sepsis is killing more Australian than cancer, road accidents

    Sarah Langston – NDIS: Disability advocates urge angered parents to boycott Federal Government’s slashing of autism support

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Disability funding reforms trigger ‘so many questions’

    Megan Spindler-Smith – States, disability community seek more detail on NDIS plans

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Thriving Kids: The plan to move children with autism and developmental delays off NDIS

    Katie Kelly – Paralympian and veteran join Play Well group to champion inclusion in sport

    Uli Cartwright – For years, Uli could not legally share his experiences of being under state control. Now he can

    Colleen Furlanetto – Bring Frost Street back into scope

    Uli Cartwright – Why some Australians are being ‘silenced’ by gag laws and the push to change them

    Alastair McEwin – Are Queensland’s new “special schools” a step forward or a step back?

    Katie Kelly – Ready to run? Register for the Casino Fun Run now

    Morwenna Collett – Movers & Shakers: Cormann keeps OECD job, Glyn Davis’ new gig – The Mandarin

    July 2025

    Morwenna Collett – Creative Australia announces new appointments and initiatives under National Arts and Disability Plan

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Disability advocates say NDIS changes disregard alternative therapy benefits – ABC News

    Chrissy Antonopoulos – New research: assessing personal values and implicit bias towards people with disability

    Laura Pettenuzzo – Varuna announces 2025 Writer’s Space Online Fellowship recipients | Books+Publishing

    Frances Kupke-Smith – More MLAK use urged – Bellarine Times

    Bella Owen – Purple Orange Podcast Series Season 3 Episode 1 Unseen, but felt: The art of allyship

    Matt Morrissey – Canberra chefs unite for one night only for a great meal and greater purpose

    Ebe Ganon – Qantas cyber attack victims say the airline is failing to protect data

    Megan Spindler-Smith – NAIDOC 2025: Next Gen’s Strength, Vision & Legacy

    Megan Spindler-Smith – PWDA Seeks Truth Behind FOI Revelations, NDIA Actions

    Megan Spindler-Smith – PWDA Seeks Truth Behind FOI Revelations, NDIA Actions

    Yenn Purkis – Backlash as Reform claims trans books removed from children’s library section

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Families fear reduced NDIS support as travel subsidies paid to allied health providers cut

    Ebe Ganon – Qantas customers’ data stolen

    Katie Kelly – Triathlon legends share Wollongong with the world

    Alastair McEwin – Grattan Institute pitches blueprint to ‘save’ NDIS as foundational supports rollout stalls

    Alastair McEwin – How to save the NDIS

    Alastair McEwin – How to cut NDIS costs and keep vital services

  5. DLI Members in the news – December 2024

    Caroline Bowditch – 2024 Sidney Myer Creative Fellows Announced

    Megan Spindler Smith – PWDA Welcomes National Action Plan For LGBTIQA+ Health And Wellbeing, Calls For Strong Implementation

    Shane Hryhorec – Video Podcast: The fight for disability rights on flights

    Shane Hryhorec – ‘Sky is the limit’: the untapped potential of accessible tourism in Australia

    Katie Kelly – Parker’s Paralympic Gold Leads Aussie Triathlon’s Night of Nights

    Katie Kelly – Historic Champions Jacobs and Kelly Join Triathlon’s Greatest

    Matt Warren – Awards Celebrate Victorian Work On Disability Inclusion

    Shane Hryhorec – ‘Enough is enough’, say aviation disability advocates

    Kat Reed – Our Lives,Our Voices – shaping the future through voice, power, identity and self-direction.

    Shane Hryhorec – Govt Must Ensure Disabled Airline Access, Not Airlines

    Shane Hryhorec – ‘Enough is enough’: Disability advocates call for air travel to be more accessible

    Kat Reed – DISABILITY FOUNDATIONAL WORK NEEDS COMMUNITY FUNDING

    Alastair McEwin, Megan Spindler Smith – Voice Of Our Own Online National Conference

    Megan Spindler Smith – Outback beekeeper looks to hire NDIS clients

    Emma Bennison – Meet the recipient of the Lesley Hall Lifetime Achievement Award

    Morwenna Collett – Musically able: music from composers and performers with disability connected to Sydney

    Simon Darcy – Are airlines failing in their duty of care to people with disabilities?

    Christina Ryan – Why aren’t there more disabled people in leadership roles?

    Disability Leadership Institute – Breaking barriers: Elevating disability leadership for a more inclusive future

    Kat Reed – COMMUNITY TAKES DISABILITY DAY LEAD

    Carly Findlay – “Resilience and strength”: IDPwD highlights value disabilities

    Emma Bennison, Disability Leadership Institute – SBS midday news bulletin

    Disability Leadership Institute – ABC features stories by, for, and about Australians living with disability

    Disability Leadership Institute – Enhancing disability representation in leadership

    Emma Olivier – Why we need more people with disability in leadership

    Gemma Smart – International Day of Persons with Disabilities: community and action

    Carly Findlay – Sensitivity readers: why do we need them?

    Sarah Langton – What does the future hold for the NDIS – and its participants?

    Disability Leadership Institute – Deaf defying: disability leadership as an act of resistance — with Dr Scott Avery
    The Disability Leadership Oration

    Megan Spindler Smith – PWDA Urges Gov’t to End ADEs After Rapporteur Call

    Shane Hryhorec – Traumatic reason Aussie passenger ‘will never cruise’ with MSC again

  6. DLI members in the news – October 2024

    Shane Hryhorec – Top cop nominated for Australian of the Year after family tragedy

    Jodie Haigh – They want to feel supported: why so many women feel buying a home is crucial

    Laura Pettenuzzo – Ableist language has no place in parliament (or anywhere)

    Claudia Forsberg – Authorities warn against feeding kangaroos after bin-diving wildlife rescues

    Megan Spindler Smith – Voting access for Queenslanders with a disability ‘not sufficient’, advocates say

    Kat Reed – Disability IS an election issue: Gender, anti-violence and families

    Kat Reed – Disability IS an election issue: Housing

    Carly Findlay – Vote Your Fave Aussie Into The National Portrait Gallery

    Christina Ryan – SDAC 2024 keynote

    Dwayne Fernandes – Australian Space Diversity Alliance announces inaugural National Committee

    Kelly Schulz – New Consumer Group To Shape Future Of Eye Research

    Claudia Forsberg – Aussies saving money by cycling

    Claudia Forsberg – Australian families switching to cycling as car-running costs rise

    Megan Spindler Smith – From tarot cards to gaming therapy: The treatments no longer covered by the NDIS

    Megan Spindler Smith – Flawed Process Undermines Transitional Support Lists

    Alastair McEwin – Australian Disability Enterprises can pay workers a fraction of the minimum wage. What place do they have in today’s society?

    Shane Hryhorec – Urgent call for strata regulation reform in South Australia: Homeowners face massive repairs and legal battles amid rising apartment issues

    Ebe Ganon – Are universities doing enough to support neurodivergent students?