Luke Henriques-Gomes

Victoria records 1,933 new cases and seven deaths while NSW reports 319 infections and two deaths

Eligibility criteria rule changes brought more denied claims, longer processing waits

Carers use of methods such as sedating or strapping a person down more than doubles in a year

Labor accuses Coalition of ‘stealth’ cuts to disability funding as other families complain about recent changes

The AMA has joined a growing push for better welfare for those with incapacitating but ‘unstabilised’ conditions such as cancer or poor mental health

Disability royal commission also hears Life Without Barries charged some Victoria residents ‘rent’ despite only paying $1 a month for the property

The situation ‘wouldn’t be accepted in Melbourne or Sydney’ and was made worse by Australia’s basics card that prevents ATM withdrawals, Labor senator says

Indigenous leaders argued participants faced tougher welfare penalties than those in other parts of Australia

Ruling comes more than two years after family requested support from agency for their son who suffers from severe anxiety

Experts warn ‘wrong decision’ puts Northern Territory’s most vulnerable and remote communities at risk