disability

NDIS support service fined $1.9m following ‘tragic’ choking death

Inadequate training was found liable for the “terrible” choking incident that claimed the life of an intellectually...

24 January 2025

By Kace O'Neill

The ever-changing Australian workforce (and what regulations are needed)

Last week (16 November), Fair Work Commission president Adam Hatcher SC moderated the 13th annual Ron McCallum Debate,...

22 November 2023

By Lauren Croft

Disability Royal Commission and restrictive practices: Where to next?

For governments asked to respond to the Disability Royal Commission by the end of March, deciding what action to take...

15 November 2023

By Sonya Parsons

Law reform needed to facilitate inclusive juries

Governments across the country have been urged to follow the ACT’s lead after the Supreme Court in the state...

03 July 2023

By Lauren Croft

Student claims legal admission board discriminated against disability

A former law student demanded the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) publicly apologise and hand over more than...

22 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Law students push for ‘needed’ legislative reform for disability discrimination

Prominent legal, medical and disability associations have called for urgent reform of the Disability Discrimination Act...

17 November 2022

By Jess Feyder

Commonwealth government faces class action over NDIS exclusions

A class action has been launched against the Commonwealth government, after individuals over 65 were excluded from the...

21 September 2022

By Lauren Croft

Barrister’s clerk files Fair Work claim against former employer

A Melbourne-based clerking service is facing an application from a former clerk, alleging that it terminated her...

20 July 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Lawyers urged to fight for disability rights

A lawyer-turned-doctor has spoken out about how legal professionals can help drive disability rights in...

14 June 2022

By Adrian Suljanovic

‘We want to be the leading global law firm for diversity and inclusion’

Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a new commitment across its global offices to prioritise disability inclusion, in...

21 December 2021

By Lauren Croft

Disability housing fund receives landmark $137m investment

Synergis has been advised on a $137 million injection into its disability housing fund, contributed by Goldman...

14 December 2021

By Lauren Croft

Academic and lawyer asks universities to be disability champions

Given the steady increase of undergraduate students with a disability, one academic and lawyer has asked that...

29 November 2021

By Naomi Neilson

The challenges facing lawyers with disabilities

On a recent episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy was joined by the co-founders of the Disabled...

28 September 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Kate Eastman on disability issues in #auslaw and across society

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, leading Australian human rights lawyer Kate Eastman SC talks about her...

07 August 2020

By Tasha Levy