For people with disability, it doesn’t matter what condition you have, where you live, or what mode of transport you take, getting from A to B is much harder than it needs to be, write Evan Young and Nas Campanella. ab.co/49MVood

The ABC has recently heard hundreds of stories from Australians with disability about their experiences with transport across the country. Advocates say systems are failing them. ab.co/3T9q2mf

It can't bring their kids back, but these mums hope the #DisabilityRoyalCommission leads to change abc.net.au/news/2023-09-2… Celina Edmonds #DisabilityRC #DisabilityTwitter

Without change, the trauma of the disability royal commission will have all been for nothing abc.net.au/news/2023-09-2… via ABC Australia

Inside the international operation using Australian greyhounds to grow China's illegal racing industry abc.net.au/news/2023-09-1… via ABC Australia

A bruising week for Indigenous people as the nation debates the Voice and opens old wounds abc.net.au/news/2023-09-1… via ABC Australia

Folks, this is an important one.

Governments worldwide are failing to cut global greenhouse emissions rapidly enough to limit global warming and there is a rapidly narrowing window to act.

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Hang it in the Louvre 🖼️

#Matildas #FIFAWWC #TilitsDone

Whenever I write about long-covid or ME, I get waves of emails from chronically ill folk who feel seen/heard. But with this piece, I'm *also* hearing from healthy people saying they finally get what their loved ones are going through. Which feels amazing.
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The hidden disability sunflower has become an internationally-recognised icon, but advocates say it's still relatively unknown in Australia. Here's what it’s all about. abc.net.au/news/2023-08-0…

'It will take some time for the government to respond to the 57 recommendations that Holmes says are needed ... but her overarching call for a new way to talk about welfare and those who rely on it can be heeded by politicians, the media and the broader public now.' #RobodebtRC

The architects of Robodebt will be referred for criminal and civil prosecution after a royal commission handed down its report into the unlawful scheme today. ab.co/3PLw8rO

Something I’m often reminded of, having done a decent amount of work around Centrelink since #Robodebt , is even though the scheme is long gone, it created a culture of fear around Centrelink (and a lack of trust) that still exists today. #Robodebt RC
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'Budget savings' measure ends up costing half a billion. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Not many people outside of the disability community know what the Sunflower lanyard is. Do you use one? What has your experience been like? We would like to know for a story - dm's are open, as is Evan Young's

The ABC is looking for storytellers for International Day of People with Disability abc.net.au/news/2023-06-1… via ABC Australia

Thinking of every sexual assault and rape survivor watching politicians gleefully kick around political attacks like a football, while seeing private case notes leaked and worst fears about coming forward realised.
It makes me feel physically ill.

Queensland scientists push for new national treatment guidelines for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). abc.net.au/news/2023-06-1… via ABC Australia

Long Covid can impair quality of life more than advanced cancers, study says - via Rachel Hall #longCOVID #MECFS #MillionsMissing #NEISvoid theguardian.com/society/2023/j…