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Reform advisory committee also says changes will undermine scheme’s original intentions and give unprecedented power to the health ministerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe national…
June 2, 2026
· 1 min read
John McFall prepares for mission to Haven-1 space station after UK Space Agency signs deal with US startup VastA British Paralympian and surgeon could become the first person with a…
June 2, 2026
· 1 min read
Health
The FDA has missed a self-imposed deadline to ban the use of electrical shock devices in people with intellectual disabilities.
June 1, 2026
· 1 min read
Australian politics
It’s been more than two weeks since the Albanese government handed down the federal budget and the criticism has not stopped.Guardian columnist and chief economist at the Australia Institute, Greg…
May 30, 2026
· 1 min read
OP-ED
Jonathan Lai: What began as a narrowly framed end-of-life exception evolved into a system that places disability at the centre of eligibility debates.
May 29, 2026
· 1 min read
National disability insurance scheme
Modelling predicts 241,000 people on the scheme before January 2028 won’t be receiving supports by mid-2031Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 240,000 participants are…
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
Lifestyle
Years of rejection nearly shattered this 34-year-old's confidence, until one employer decided to give him a chance.
May 27, 2026
· 3 min read
Music
Trumpeter Robyn Steward thought clubs weren’t for her until she encountered Fabric’s accessible upgrade – the new home for her radically inclusive, space-themed nightUntil May last year, trumpeter Robyn Steward…
May 26, 2026
· 2 min read
Youth unemployment
Alan Milburn, who is leading review commissioned by government, says current strategy ‘going in wrong direction’Labour has failed to tackle soaring youth unemployment and must launch a “system reset” involving…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Politics
It was the final quarter of a US men’s national wheelchair basketball game at the Tokyo Paralympics against Turkey in 2021. Josh Turek was benched for most of the game.…
May 23, 2026
· 11 min read
US education
After a truck accident left him paralyzed, Jaiden Picot crossed his graduation stage in a robotic exoskeletonJaiden Picot, who was paralyzed in 2024 after a truck hit him, never imagined…
May 15, 2026
· 1 min read
Money
We had booked a cruise for him and his carers, but we had a string of problems when we tried to change namesIn November 2024, I booked a cruise for…
May 12, 2026
· 1 min read