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Video: In Australia, it’s still legal to pay people with disabilities less than the minimum wage
It’s 2025 and in Australia people with disability can still be paid less than the minimum wage. Advocates are trying to get the major parties to change this.
Trans woman allegedly turned away from US hotel because “people like you can’t stay here”
A trans woman in the US has allegedly been denied her reservation at an Extended Stay America hotel, with the hotel clerk reportedly telling the woman that her reservation was cancelled because “people like you can’t stay here”.
Nearly 500,000 children could die from AIDS-related causes due to Trump’s foreign aid freeze
A new study published in The Lancet reveals that nearly 500,000 children are at risk of dying from AIDS-related causes by 2030 if the Trump administration doesn’t restart the PEPFAR programs it cut after taking office.
Parents ‘confused and baffled’ by school inclusion policies
Despite all of the inclusion policies supposedly in place to ensure equitable access to education in Australia, disabled children with complex needs remain at risk of missing out on the opportunities available to their peers.
Trump Admin slashes staffing at vital agencies serving the disability community
In what has been described as a "purge", the Trump Administration has slashed jobs across key health agencies, including those that play an important role in the lives of people with disability.
Trump Administration orders research into transition "regret"
Having first halted more than $180 million in grants for research on transgender health, the Trump Administration is now directing funds towards research on studies relating to transgender people who regret transitioning.
Mum of trans teen sues over Queensland’s puberty blocker ban
The mother of a transgender teenager has taken legal action against the Queensland government’s ban on puberty blockers for trans young people.
SA bans conversion therapy
South Australia has become the latest Australian jurisdiction to ban the harmful practice of conversion therapy, but the state’s new laws are among the weakest in the world.