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The new Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes.

Life in plastic? It’s fantastic – until Barbie gets a diagnosis

Online trolls are attacking the newest Barbie. But she is having the last laugh.

  • Hannah Vanderheide

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Advocates say Australia’s disability insurance scheme is letting down some of its most vulnerable clients.

‘No adequate safeguards’: NDIS participants under state guardianship for too long, public advocate warns

The criticism comes amid broader calls to overhaul eligibility reassessments over concerns the NDIS is leaving families anxious, stressed and even suicidal.

  • Grant McArthur and Broede Carmody
Angelique May-Bennett has two children who are neurodivergent and wants the government to roll out early intervention supports as part of the NDIS as soon as possible.

‘One-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work’: Plan to save the NDIS billions

A more effective and cheaper way to best get help to those who need it is doable, says the Grattan Institute.

  • Broede Carmody
A rising number of children aged nine to 14 are on the NDIS.

The areas where one in 10 tweens are on the NDIS

One in 10 children aged nine to 14 are on the NDIS in some parts of the country, showing how families without other options have come to rely on the scheme.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Olivia Ireland
Hailey Pham says old, high-floor trams are difficult to use for people with disabilities.

Fares aside, Hailey pays a ‘physical cost’ for each trip on Melbourne’s old trams

The majority of tram stops across Melbourne’s vast network are not level-access, proving a barrier for many.

  • Patrick Hatch
Caleb Mills (left) and James Chapman. “Even though Chappo faced much bigger physical hurdles, he got what I was going through,” says Mills.

Chappo didn’t like Shakes when they first met. Now, they’re ‘like brothers’

Since meeting in year 7, James “Chappo” Chapman and Caleb “Shakes” Mills have been there for each other, physically and emotionally.

  • Sheriden Rhodes
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Fed up with being underemployed, Lisa Cox started her own business 15 years ago.

‘Fear of the unknown’: Why aren’t companies hiring disabled workers?

Advocates say much more needs to be done by businesses and government to make workplaces more accessible.

  • Emily Chantiri
Sharyn Morris is demanding answers about why a blood vessel abormality in her foster daughter was not found years before it is suspected to have killed her.

Could a scan seven years ago have found the sleeping killer in a WA girl’s head?

A young WA girl’s incredible progress against the odds was cut short last year when she died unexpectedly from a brain bleed. Now her foster mother is demanding answers.

  • Hamish Hastie
Federal spending on the NDIS is forecast to rise to $48.8 billion this year.

NDIS to slash fees for key health workers to curb costs

Physiotherapists, dietitians and podiatrists will have their payments slashed in the new financial year as the agency seeks to tackle inflated therapy costs.

  • Broede Carmody and Grant McArthur
A teacher at a Beaconsfield primary school has tested positive to COVID-19 after the first day of school.

One in 10 young children on NDIS as new disability scheme stalls

Participation rates are highest among six-year-olds, of whom 15 per cent of boys and 7 per cent of girls are on the scheme.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

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