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Premier Jacinta Allan and then Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes announced the new laws in November.

Hate speech laws pass parliament as Liberals claim freedom of speech is at risk

The long-awaited reforms will make serious vilification – such as incitement of hatred or physical threats – punishable by up to five years’ jail.

  • Daniella White

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Ahmed Kelly is a four-time Paralympian.

‘Trying to arrest the decline’: The $52 million plan to put a record number of Paralympians on the podium

A dedicated unit at the Victorian Institute of Sport hopes to break down barriers for para-athletes, after Australia recorded its worst result in more than 30 years in Paris.

  • Angus Delaney
Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes speaking about her autistic son and the future of the NDIS during her final speech in the Senate.

Liberal senator’s teary speech: ‘Frightened beyond words’ for autistic son on NDIS

As the future of the NDIS was debated after the budget, outgoing Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes fought back tears as she revealed her autistic son had had his plan cut.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Hollie Hughes revealed her son recently had his NDIS plan cut, reducing the funding he can access, as the government seeks to stabilise growth of the $48.5 billion scheme.
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Liberal Senator says she fears for her autistic son and the NDIS in teary final speech

Hollie Hughes revealed her son recently had his NDIS plan cut, reducing the funding he can access, as the government seeks to stabilise growth of the $48.5 billion scheme.

The Sydney Opera House is the first venue to introduce a new bluetooth technology that allows hearing impaired audience members to hear the performance with more clarity.

Marian has been unable to enjoy live music for decades. New technology just changed that

World-first Bluetooth technology at the Sydney Opera House has opened up a world of new experiences for hearing-impaired patrons.

  • Cindy Yin
Ros Collins and her son Dan, who have been left on the outer by NDIS rules.

I’m a 95-year-old carer for my son. I fear I’ll die before he gets help

The mandarins forward my queries from department to department and I get older and older. It’s all a bit Yes, Minister.

  • Ros Collins
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Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrive for for Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 22 August 2024. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Ballooning NDIS ‘coming under control’, but key reforms in flux

The government is not trying to tighten NDIS eligibility, but says its clean-up of the huge disability program is yielding results.

  • Paul Sakkal
Mum and Millie: there’s one thing the author wishes she could tell people who might “glance our way and feel a pang of sympathy”.

People might feel sympathy for Millie and me. There’s one thing I wish they knew

For a doting parent, the first weeks of school for a child with additional needs take on their own special focus.

  • Tatyana Leonov
Whistleblowers fear nothing has changed despite their harrowing testimonies about disability group homes.

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
A Herald investigation can publish a cache of photographic and video evidence that documents alarming conditions inside Australia’s disability group homes.

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

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