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Partner income tests are preventing some Australians with disabilities from getting married

Julie relies on the Disability Support Pension. She says if she takes the next step in her relationship with Simon, she will lose the pension, and therefore her independence.

ABC News · Feb 23, 2023

Centrelink's Disability Support Pension application process 'a hate crime', says Sophie Reid-Singer

Sophie Reid-Singer has a congenital bone disease causing chronic pain and fatigue. She says having to prove her disability to access welfare support is "a hate crime".

ABC News · Oct 20, 2022

Inspiring moment Canberra teen meets his hero Dylan Alcott

Dylan Alcott called for changes to the Disability Support Pension.

The Canberra Times · Sep 2, 2022

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Q+A examines increased cost of living, China's deal with Solomon Islands, and asylum seeker settlement deal with New Zealand

A pensioner tells the Q+A panel that rising cost-of-living pressures mean she and her son are now getting their food from charities and rent is steadily forcing them out of their home.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2022

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