Australia

In most cases, the finance administration and guardianship laws apply to individuals who have been deemed incapable of running their affairs or who are in need of a finance manager or guardian due to a disability. This could be a…

Scott Morrison has put the issue of vaccine mandates firmly in the hands of employers, saying on Friday government legal advice backs the view that bosses may be able to require workers to get a Covid-19 jab, particularly in high-risk…

The South Australian authorities have clarified the definition of “essential worker” as the state tries to nip a cluster of COVID-19 cases in the bud with a snap lock.After five cases of the Delta variant were discovered in Adelaide, strict…

Country snapshot Key considerations Which issues would you most highlight to someone new to your country? Australia has a highly regulated employment system with a complex framework of requirements which differ between occupations and…

Australia's Commissioner for Discrimination against People with Disabilities, Dr. Ben Gauntlett, and the Australian Embassy Charge d'Affaires, Luke Arnold, had an interactive dialogue yesterday on the proposed new disability law in…

A child at the age of 10 loses four milk teeth a year, can name the months of the year in sequence and has received a “pen license”.In Australia, a 10-year-old can also be arrested, remanded, tried by the courts and detained by the…

Australians with disabilities continue to die while waiting for urgent assistance from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The deaths also expose the deception of claims, particularly by the Labor Party and trade unions, that…

Thousands of people living and working in specialized disability care are waiting for their first vaccine doses eight weeks after the introduction. AAP reports that providers and residents of disabled accommodation should be…

Australia received its first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines on 15 February, and has begun the mammoth task of immunising every willing adult in the country. However the vaccine rollout has already fallen behind goals the government set…

I feel that familiar knot in my stomach every year as invasion day approaches on January 26th. I know he will bring racist and divisive comments and an in-depth examination of the First Nations peaceful protests. But we need to remind the…