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DLI members in the news – June 2026

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
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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
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
DLI Members in the news – March 2026

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
DLI Members in the news – November 2024

Samantha Jenkinson – Newman History 6753 (podcast)

Megan Spindler Smith – Would you benefit from the nine cost-of-living report recommendations?

Fiona Yeang – Standing meeting lacks insight

Gemma Smart – SUPRA officers elected to CAPA

Dan Stubbs, Christina Ryan – SDAC24 Interviews (videos)

Carly Findlay – Hear from a lived experience

Megan Spindler Smith – PWDA Responds To NDIA STA And Respite Changes

Yenn Purkis, Disability Leadership Institute – Ways to celebrate I-Day in Canberra

Disability Leadership Institute – Australians with disability tell their stories for International Day of People with Disability 2024

Megan Spindler Smith – ‘Paying the price’ Final Report a missed opportunity to alleviate cost of living crisis for people with disability

Lisa Cox – Unstereotype Alliance Australia to present Disability in Advertising panel at Bus Stop Film’s Driving Change Disability Employment Summit

Lisa Cox – Unstereotype Alliance Australia to unveil Unilever, Mars Wrigley-backed research at disability employment summit

Christina Ryan – Here are the Australians of the Year for the ACT for 2025

Christina Ryan – Office for Women turns 50

Christina Ryan – ACT nominees for 2025 Australian of the Year awards named

Christina Ryan – Rugby legend in the running for ACT Australian of the Year

Shane Hryhorec – Escooters blocking footpaths at centre of disability discrimination case

Caroline Bowditch – The art of landing in your skin, TEDxCastlemaine

Christina Ryan – Revealed: who’s in line to be the ACT’s Australian of the Year for 2025

Christina Ryan – 2025 ACT Australian of the Year Nominee

Carly Findlay – New Powerd podcast Access Granted explores the intersection between disability and change politics

Christina Ryan – Revealed: who’s in line to be the ACT’s Australian of the Year for 2025

Carly Findlay – On Why Using Facial Disfigurement As A Halloween Costume Causes ‘Hurt & Harm’

Megan Spindler Smith – Death of 26yo woman who lived with ‘significant’ disabilities prompts call for safeguards

Claudia Forsberg – Costumes and trick or treating draw bulk of Halloween retail spending

Matt Warren, Megan Spindler Smith, Vicki Winfield, Shevonne Joyce, Disability Leadership Institute – Executive internship program nominated for Victorian Disability Award!