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“I needed help, Instead I was punished” Abuse and neglect of Prisoners with Disabilities in Australia

Resources February,2018

Authors: Sharma, Kriti, Pearson, Elaine, Bright, Georgia

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This report is useful for those researching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people with disabilities in prison. Part 1 contains information on the over imprisonment of ATSI peoples, over […]

‘Too hard to handle’ : Indigenous victims of violence with disabilities

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Authors: Cripps, Kyllie, Miller, Leanne, Saxton-Barney, Jody

Publishers: Indigenous Law Centre, University of New South Wales

Often service providers find Indigenous victims of violence with disabilities as a group ‘too hard to handle’. In Victoria, assistance to that group is likely to be unavailable or inappropriate […]

Australian Government progress update on the Disability Royal Commission

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Authors: Department of Social Services

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The Australian Government released a Progress Update on its consideration of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (Disability Royal Commission) final report. The […]

Final Report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

Resources September,2023

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The Final Report was tabled by government in the Australian Parliament on 29 September 2023. The Royal Commission has made 222 recommendations on how to improve laws, policies, structures and […]

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