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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

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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
Molly Burke with four-month-old future guide dog, Valentina.

Molly went blind at 14. This is her plea to the beauty industry

With more than 3 million followers, this influencer and disability advocate is changing the way the beauty industry thinks about accessibility.

  • Lauren Ironmonger

Think this election’s ageing voter problem was bad? It’s only going to get worse

There’s been a variety of reasons offered for why the number of informal votes among ageing Australians has almost tripled, but each one fails as an explanation.

  • Shane Wright
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Jaxson and his Nepean School peers at the Sensorium Theatre.

Jaxson, 8, raps and loves the theatre. A dazzling show is letting him enjoy it

A performance that engages even the hardest to reach young people is “transformative” for students who often miss the wonder and joy of live theatre.

  • Nicole Precel
After playing a lead role in the campaign, Health, Disability and Aged Care Minister Mark Butler will control more than a quarter of the federal budget.

How Albanese’s wingman is now Labor’s $220b minister

Mark Butler was Anthony Albanese’s campaign wingman. Now he jumps straight into tense negotiations with the states – and a job in charge of a quarter of the federal budget.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Bold Charters’ Harri Joyce with mentor Nigel Matthews.

Perth man supports teen with autism to launch game-changing business

The heart-warming local story of a friendship that allowed a young man realise a dream – and go on to help many more people in turn.

Alex Hughes (left) at work.

‘A heaviness in my heart’: This WA mum lives on $441 a week

After divorce and disability struck her household, Laura lives way below the WA poverty line. Here’s what she says is the hardest part for her and her kids.

  • Alex Hughes

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