News & Events
News
Why housing is a major public health issue for people with disabilities
13 May 2019
Event: Housing, Health and Disabilty
Monday 13 May 6.00pm
Our panel will discuss why affordable housing is a major public health issue for people with disability in Australia.
Opportunity
PhD Scholarship - Closes 22 May 2019
Are you an outstanding scholar interested in the area of disability and health?
Media
Changing the story on disability and unemployment
Allison Milner on Radio National discussing her research on disability and work.
Media Summary
Communicating our research
A summary of our media activity from 2017-2018.
Media
Are we taking care of our carers?
A new study on the working conditions and mental health of aged care and disability support workers.
Media
Eric Emerson, Nicola Fortune & George Disney
Is life improving for people with disabilities?
Job Opportunity
Research Fellow, Disability Economics
Applications close: 16 January 2019
Podcast
George Julian and Chris Hatton
Intellectual disabilities and the fight for justice
Grant news
Allison Milner awarded an ARC Linkage grant to measure gender equality in Australia
Book Release
Policy and Public Management
A new textbook by Helen Dickinson and Gemma Carey
Award
Zoe Aitken has received the 2018 Best Publication Award for her disability and mental health paper in the IJE.
Video
Community Attitudes towards Disability: Findings from our National Survey
Interview with Anne Kavanagh and Vas Kasidis for Croakey
News
Market Stewardship: What interventions can officials make?
Gemma Carey in The Mandarin
EVENT - Sydney Ideas
Tom Shakespeare & Sue Salthouse
What does it mean to have choice and control? 11 July 2018
New Course: Introduction to the NDIS
RMIT
Designed for support workers, teachers, educators, youth workers, counsellors, nurses, health care and HR professionals.
Event - Melbourne
Thursday 19 July 6.00pm
Professor Tom Shakespeare presents a free public lecture on ‘Empowering people with disabilities without exploiting support workers’.
News
Why all jobs aren't equal
Allison Milner and Stefanie Dimov discuss the issue of job quality
News
Addressing disadvantage through the workplace
Anne Kavanagh in The Conversation
News
Disability, Discrimination and Health
Lauren Krnjacki and Anne Kavanagh in Croakey
Podcast
Taking the pulse of the NDIS
Helen Dickinson and Bruce Bonyhady on The Policy Shop
Video
Highlights from our Launch
Watch Emily Dash, Carly Findlay and Alastair McEwin discuss what health and well-being means to them
News
Helen Dickinson
NDIS hiccups are expected, as with any large-scale social reform
News
Ministerial appointment to NDIS Independent Advisory Council
Professor Anne Kavanagh has been appointed to the NDIS Independent Advisory Council.
Professor Anne Kavanagh has been appointed to the NDIS Independent Advisory Council.
News
Meet our Partner Advisory Group
Keran Howe, Ngila Bevan, Mark Cooper-Stanbury, Justine Boland, Angela Healy
Professor Tom Shakespeare in Australia
July 2018
Recap on his talks, media appearances and interviews
News
Congratulations Hannah Badland
Thinker in Residence at the Australian Health Promotion Association.
