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  1. 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

  2. DLI members in the news – March 2024

    Yenn Purkis – TEDx Canberra, Autigender and allyship

    Shane Hryhorec – Disability advocate Shane Hryhorec says he was ‘patronised’ and ‘humiliated’ on Virgin Australia flight

    Frances Kupke Smith – Organisers accused of falsely promoting Bill Shorten’s attendance at NDIS conference

    Dan Stubbs, Colleen Furlanetto – Disability Commissioner visits Shepparton

    Debbie Heron, Disability Leadership Institute – Forging a new trajectory: leader Debbie Heron joins Life Without Barriers as co-CEO intern

    Shane Hryhorec – Council wins inclusivity award but shuts accessible toilet

    Muthu Didi – Outrage over insensitivity in ‘Ihusaas’: a hopeful step towards acceptance and inclusivity?

    Shane Hryhorec – Uphill challenge as beach users with disabilities call on governments for equal access to Australia’s coast

    Shane Hryhorec – Uphill challenge as beach users with disabilities call on governments for equal access to Australia’s coast

    Akii Ngo, Ruth Bonser, Haidi Badawi – Leading Change: Disabled Women, Gender Diverse Reflect on IWD 2024

    Shane Hryhorec – One in five Aussies miss out on beach fun due to accessibility issues

    Emma Bennison – “Stressful and humiliating”: Blind disability charity executive abandoned at airport

    Kat Reed – ACT Budget – disability groups call for whole of Government disability response and boost to struggling disability advocacy services

    Simon Darcy – Is the travel industry ageist

    Haidi Badawi – Empowering Disabled Women on International Women’s Day

    Belle Owen – The one major reform needed to improve Access Taxis

    Carly Findlay, Christina Ryan, DLI – It Is Still Legal To Pay Disabled People Below Minimum Wage

     

    Lisa Cox – Ignite Change through Connection: A night of inspiration and action

    Shane Hryhorec – Aussie beaches missing one ‘simple’ thing causing thousands to miss out

    Yenn Purkis – In Our Words, exploring the intersections of identity

    Disability Leadership Institute – How culture, confidence and capital bar the way to more women-led businesses

  3. DLI members in the news – December 2023/January 2024

    Melissa Hale – Melissa Hale is changing the game for deaf women in cricket

    Lisa Stafford – Disabled Travellers Face Discrimination: Seeking Change and Redress

    Shane Hryhorec – Glenelg’s accessibility beach mats open 24/7 across the next two weeks

    Lisa Stafford – Travellers with disability often face discrimination. What should change and how to complain.

    Lisa Cox – Representation shouldn’t be rocket science (paywalled)

    Shane Hryhorec – Beaches that roll out welcome mat for the less mobile

    Caroline Bowditch – Alter State igniting hope through Disability Leadership

    Shane Hryhorec – Disability advocates call for government investment to improve Australian beach accessibility

    Lisa Cox – Diversity in advertising and the high fashion glass ceiling 

    Shane Hryhorec – First-ever all-inclusive & accessible membership-based gym opens in SA

    Shane Hryhorec – Australia’s first inclusive gym opens in Port Adelaide

     

    December 2023

    Megan Spindler Smith – CEO internship, a first of its kind learning experience for all

    Kate Taylor – Speed dating with an inclusive twist

    Gemma Smart – CAPA board passes motion removing SUPRA voting rights

    Frances Kupke- Smith – Beyond barriers: Advocate sheds light on the challenges at disability expo

    Christina Ryan – The Drum

    Akii Ngo – Birthday party part of the search for inclusivity

     

    Jane Britt – Things I wish I’d known before an emergency — Notes on the Brisbane floods from someone who’s deafblind

    Disability Leadership Institute – Disabled voices leading the national conversation

    Tricia Malowney – Kinetic invests in enhanced accessibility in Melbourne

    Carol Taylor – The rise of adaptive fashion

    Disability Leadership Institute, Christina Ryan – People with disability recognised for making an impact

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