Report Highlights Benefits of Hiring People with Disability
August 6, 2024
The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a report outlining the economic benefits of employing people with disability. It says decreasing the gap in labour participation rates between people with and without disability by one-third could result in an increase in GDP of $43 billion over a decade.
Feeling Anxious? Head Outside
July 29, 2024
Nearly 48 per cent of Australians with disability have reported feeling anxious, nervous, or tense, according to recent data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
NDIS Taskforce Move Compromises Safety
July 26, 2024
Reports that the NDIS taskforce has rejected a proposal to make it mandatory for all NDIS service providers to be registered was “deeply disappointing”, Melba CEO Hayley Dean said today.
Resources Take Affirmative Action Against Violence
July 23, 2024
In Australia, a sobering reality persists beneath the surface of daily life: women with disability face disproportionately high rates of violence, yet their plight often remains overlooked in public discourse and policy.
Artwork Illuminates Melba’s Vision
July 11, 2024
As Melba approached the release of their second Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) earlier this year, CEO Hayley Dean wondered how we could depict Melba’s long journey with, and deep connection to, First Nations peoples?
Intimacy Is A Basic Human Right!
July 9, 2024
Statement from Melba’s Chief of Human Rights & Practice Innovation, Kerrie White, in response to NDIS Minister Bill Shorten saying he intended to change the rules about NDIS funding for intimacy supports for people with disability.
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