Disability
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- Amanda Rishworth
Australia’s most vulnerable ‘run over’ and left ‘crawling on the ground bleeding’
Whistleblowers risked their careers to give evidence to a royal commission, but more than a year later, they fear nothing has changed. Warning: graphic content.
- Carrie Fellner
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- Mental health
A billion-dollar dirty secret: Homes hide ‘worst conditions you can imagine’
These homes are costing taxpayers an eye-watering amount, but behind closed doors they conceal disturbing scenes endured by vulnerable residents. Warning: Graphic content
- Carrie Fellner
From the moment Chloe was born, she was a difficult sleeper. Years later I found out why
My attitude has changed enormously since she was first diagnosed. I am no longer scared. I’m informed and I’m her biggest advocate.
- Sarah Hayden
As a teen, my hands began to tremble. It took decades to find out why
Fearing I’d be judged, I’d sit on my hands and say no to drinks of water in job interviews or meetings – for more than 40 years.
- Sonya Voumard
‘Why are you letting them do this?’ The terror these mothers have for ‘unseen’ children
Rachel’s long-term fears for her boy became reality. For Danijela and son William, the same feelings are ever-present.
- Kate Aubusson
The first time I met my partner, I tried to keep this part of me a secret
Online dating can be a minefield of sorting fact from fiction. And then you throw disability into the mix.
- Caro Llewellyn
‘A privilege’: What 15-year-old Charlie and other young carers want you to know
There are more than 390,000 carers under 25 in Australia, but their work often goes unnoticed, and advocates say more support is needed.
- Lauren Ironmonger
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- Illness
“Good, thanks”
This series looks behind the masks of those living with chronic illness and takes you into their world.
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- LGBTQ
‘Very real risk of violence’: The growing fear within NSW’s LGBTQ community
Threats and attacks against LGBTQI+ organisations, including a neo-Nazi rally outside a queer film festival, have elevated leaders’ fears of violence.
- Michael McGowan
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- Health
On the floor of a Sydney hospital bathroom, Declan lay stranded for hours
Advocates have requested an urgent meeting with the NSW health minister after hearing dozens of hospital horror stories.
- Angus Thomson
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