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New Disability Rights Act needed to end abuse and exploitation, royal commission finds

People with disability ‘continue to experience high rates of violence and abuse, multiple forms of neglect, and sexual and financial exploitation’, final report states

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29, 2023

Disability royal commission questions lack of accountability from leaders of service providers after abuse uncovered

A disability royal commissioner says he has been struck by the fact that "nobody seems to have been held accountable" at a disability service provider in the two years since abuse was uncovered.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2023

Australia’s airlines and airports urged to improve treatment of travellers with disabilities

Disability royal commissioner writes to company bosses after hearing of people dropped on the floor and discrimination against assistance dogs

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023