Disability Royal Commission – Page 10 – Disability Advocacy Resource Unit (DARU)

‘This will get messy’: Paralympian Kurt Fearnley’s royal commission warning

Posted August 1, 2019

Disability groups, along with Labor and the Greens, are calling for the removal of commissioners John Ryan and Barbara Bennett due to to conflict-of-interest concerns. Despite growing community pressure, the Morrison government is standing by the appointments. “This will get messy before it has even started,” Mr Fearnley said. “I think it might be time to look out the window and see what the voices of people with disability are saying.”

Scott Morrison poised to order royal commission into abuse of people with a disability

Posted February 27, 2019

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has written to the states and territories asking for their support in establishing a joint inquiry into abuse in the disabled sector.

Morrison government to announce royal commission into abuse of Australians with disability

Posted February 27, 2019

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will order a royal commission into horrific allegations of abuse against people with disability in what will be the sixth judicial probe in Australia in as many years.

Disability Royal Commission must be far-reaching

Posted February 22, 2019

Yes, as has often been the case, the Coalition government has had to be dragged kicking and screaming to the point where the proposal finally has bipartisan support. But, as with last year’s banking Royal Commission, the important thing is it got there.

Shorten calls for royal commission into disability abuse

Posted February 18, 2019

Families of victims of disability abuse have joined Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to demand a royal commission into the abuse of people living with disabilities. The move came on Saturday after a motion calling on the Federal Government to establish a royal commission into abuse in the disability sector was not voted on this week.