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  1. Recipients announced! – National Awards for Disability Leadership

    MEDIA RELEASE

    3 December 2025

    Recipients announced!

    National Awards for Disability Leadership.

    A wonderful group of 8 Recipients across 7 categories is announced today in the National Awards for Disability Leadership.

    The Recipients illustrate the incredible expertise and approach undertaken by disabled people in pursuing equality and recognition for our community. see full list with bios

    Deserved recognition for Damian Griffis, Recipient of the Lesley Hall Award for Lifetime Achievement. Damian is the CEO of First Peoples Disability Network and has committed countless hours to both First Nations and disability communities. He is respected and loved by many as he continues to work to ensure that First Nations disabled people are part of building the solutions and have the supports they require. Damian has been instrumental in building internal structures at the NDIS amongst many other important bodies of work over many years.

    These Awards reflect what is important to disabled people and the ways that we are effecting change and pursuing equality for our community. They recognise outstanding achievements by individuals and organisations who have significantly contributed to advancing the status of disabled people.

    The Awards are delivered across seven categories for outstanding achievement or outcomes by disabled people, reflecting the diversity of our community, and the intersectional nature of our lives, including The Arts, Change Making, Rights Activism, Innovation, Social Impact, Inclusion (for intersectional work), and the Lesley Hall Award for Lifetime Achievement.

    The National Awards for Disability Leadership are owned and run solely by disabled people (following the federal government stepping back in 2018), all nominees are disabled people and all those associated with the Awards are disabled people.

    Summary

    Lesley Hall Award for Lifetime Achievement

    • Damian Griffis

    Rights Activism

    • Sarah Langston

     Inclusion (for operating intersectionally)

    • George Ayoub

    Innovation

    • Karen Hedley

     Social Impact

    • Danielle Kutchel

    Change Making

    • Clare Gibellini
    • Wayne Herbert

    Arts

    • Fi Peel

    #DisabilityAwards2025

    https://disabilityleaders.com.au/disability-leaders/national-awards/

  2. DLI members in the news November 2025

    Elizabeth Robinson – Researchers discuss frailty, home care for reduced hospitalisation

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

    Tim Harte – How a ballet dancer became a Young Australian of the Year finalist

    Elizabeth Robinson – Research: In-home care models linked to reduced hospitalisation and emergency visits

    Anna Boucher – Can a fair and productive workplace exist?

    Colleen Furlanetto – Driver Reviver program impacted on Australian road safety

    Rosie Putland – Rosie Putland’s Modality Co breaking digital barriers nationwide

    Bree Hadley – Disability Arts History Australia website launched

    Anna Boucher – Holiday workers propping up key sectors exposed to serious workplace injuries

    Karen Hedley – Over 50s must rethink COVID to know they can get seriously ill

    Natalie Terry-Bedwell – Capalaba gym wins state award for creating inclusive community hub

    Christina Ryan – Everything you need to know about the 2025 Australian of the Year nominees

  3. DLI Members in the news – October 2025

    Megan Spindler-Smith – PWDA, Experts Urge NSW Human Rights Act Inquiry

    Tim Harte – Inspiring vie for 2026 Australian of the Year

    Tim Harte – Local wildlife carer Susan Moor in running for Australian of the YEar Local Hero Award

    Megan Spindler-Smith – Human Rights Bill introduced in NSW Parliament

    Karen Hedley – Not just another flu, COVID-19 complacency risks lives

    Caroline Bowditch – Australia launches first national Disability Arts archive

    Anna Boucher – False citizenship claims promote anti-immigration rally

    Bree Hadley – Australia launches first Disability Arts archive

    Bree Hadley –  Historic first: New disability arts archive celebrates 50 years of creativity and change

    Bree Hadley – Website Chronicles Five Decades Of Disability Arts In Australia

    Ebe Ganon – Frustration mounts among Qantas customers as personal data released on dark web

    Ebe Ganon – Qantas data breach sparks outrage as millions’ records hit dark web

    Cain Beckett – Loud thanks for our quiet heroes: ACT salutes its carers

  4. DLI members in the news – May 2024

    Lisa Cox – How we can use the power of visibility to stamp out disability stereotypes

    Dwayne Fernandes – Podcasts released to mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day

    Tricia Malowney – In Practice: Further calls for feedback on Scope of Practice review

    Gemma Smart – Congratulations to our new equity officers!

    Anna Boucher – The federal budget shows Australia’s net migration intake will fall sharply — but some say it’s outside the government’s control

    Claudia Forsberg – What would happen if Australia were to ban social media altogether?

    Belle Owen – Disability sector and new SA Mums become allys over inaccessibility

    Amanda Lawrie Jones – After hitting her car, Brenton Brown left Carol-Anne for dead – twice

    Amanda Lawrie Jones – Brenton Brown pleads guilty to crashing into Carol-Anne Jones, leaving her trapped as he ran away

    Ryan Smith – Relive the highlights of the 2024 Design Inn Symposium

    Lisa Cox – Bus Stop Films unveils initial program for November summit

    Tricia Malowney – In Practice: Medicare compliance for disability assessments

    Christina Ryan – Disability inclusion is a financial issue too

    Karen Hedley – Clear direction for local social enterprise