Daily Media Round-Up Thursday 14 August 2014

 

National: 'Nothing About Us Without Us': National Responses to the CRPD Six Years On

22 August 2014

Professor Emeritus Ron McCallum AO, Monash University

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) came into force some six years ago on Saturday 3 May 2008. It marked a paradigm shift by exhorting governments to respect the human rights and inherent dignity of persons with disabilities.

http://www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/public-events/events/2014/crpd.html

 

SA: Disability access a key focus in Naracoorte's CBD

14 August 2014

The Naracoorte Herald

DISABILITY access in Naracoorte's town centre remains a key focus for Naracoorte Lucindale Council.

http://www.naracoorteherald.com.au/story/2484974/disability-access-a-key-focus-in-naracoortes-cbd/

 

Opinion: Re-Engineering to be Market Ready for NDIS

14 August 2014

ProBono News

The roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme will force disability providers to open their doors to a new way of doing things and offers a chance to completely reinvent themselves, writes the CEO of Achieve Australia, Anne Bryce.

http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2014/08/re-engineering-be-market-ready-ndis

 

National: 'Scrap' GP $7 for pensioners

14 August 2014

Sean Ford, The Advocate

THE controversial $7 GP co-payment plan should be scrapped for age pensioners and people with chronic illnesses, Liberal MP Brett Whiteley believes.

http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/2486338/scrap-gp-7-for-pensioners/

 

National: Gammy's case highlights immigration prejudices

13 August 2014

Dr Tony Buti, The Age

The story of baby Gammy, his Thai surrogate mother, and the WA couple from Bunbury who brought his 'healthy' twin back to Australia has made headline news here and abroad.

http://www.theage.com.au/comment/gammys-case-highlights-immigration-prejudices-20140813-103kmx.html

 

Science: Driverless cars could change lives for disabled people, if we let them

13 August 2014

Catherine Easton, The Conversation

With testing already happening in the US and trials given the green light in the UK, the autonomous car seems like more of a possibility than ever.

http://theconversation.com/driverless-cars-could-change-lives-for-disabled-people-if-we-let-them-30286

 

WA: Senior mental health clinician to investigate WA FIFO deaths

13 August 2014

WA Today

The deaths of nine West Australian fly-in fly-out workers who took their own lives will be investigated by a senior mental health clinician.

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/senior-mental-health-clinician-to-investigate-wa-fifo-deaths-20140813-103n3s.html

 

QLD: Speak up for the voiceless, Mr Bleijie: mother

14 August 2014

Amy Remeikis, Brisbane Times

A Queensland mother has called on Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie to "show some moral leadership" and create a fairer criminal justice system for the cognitively impaired.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/speak-up-for-the-voiceless-mr-bleijie-mother-20140813-103qid.html

 

NSW: Blacktown police undergoing training to handle almost 800 mental health incidents a year

13 August 2014

Jessica Oxford, Daily Telegraph

BLACKTOWN  police are ramping up training to be better equipped to deal with the high rates of mental health issues they're confronted with daily.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/west/blacktown-police-undergoing-training-to-handle-almost-800-mental-health-incidents-a-year/story-fngr8i5s-1227022866944

 

National: Suspected jihadists have welfare payments cut to stop Australia taxes financing terror

14 August 2014

Mark Dunn and Jessica Marszalek, Herald Sun

WELFARE payments to more than a dozen suspected jihadists have been axed to stop Australian taxpayers' money being used to finance terrorist outrages in Iraq and Syria.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/suspected-jihadists-have-welfare-payments-cut-to-stop-australia-taxes-financing-terror/story-fni0fiyv-1227023610013

 

SA: Man charged with murdering fellow patient in Adelaide, makes no application for bail

13 August 2014

Loukas Founten, 7 News

An Adelaide man charged with murdering another patient in Noarlunga Hospital's mental health ward has made no application for bail during a brief court appearance.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/sa/a/24708746/man-charged-with-murdering-fellow-patient-in-adelaide-makes-no-application-for-bail/

 

National: Joe Hockey's crashing new blunder over cars

14 August 2014

The Daily Telegraph

The latest blunder was his astonishing claim that Australia's "poorest people either don't have cars or actually don't drive very far in many cases".

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/joe-hockeys-crashing-new-blunder-over-cars/story-fni0cx12-1227023486199

 

Science: The truth about autism and autism spectrum disorder

13 August 2014

Perth Now

Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex disorder which causes problems with the development of social and communication skills. Get the facts about the signs and symptoms of autism.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/the-truth-about-autism-and-autism-spectrum-disorder/story-fnivsv6n-1227022924385

NSW: Neglectful drug addict mother to get daughter's victims compo money

13 August 2014

Louise Hall, SMH

Her profoundly disabled daughter was brutally assaulted by her then de facto husband while she was absent and abusing drugs.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/neglectful-drug-addict-mother-to-get-daughters-victims-compo-money-20140813-1037ij.html

 

NSW: Man faces jail after Centrelink fraud

13 August 2014

The Sun

A 49-year-old Parramatta man will spend up to 10 months behind bars for defrauding the Federal Government of more than $75,000.

http://www.parramattasun.com.au/story/2484972/man-faces-jail-after-centrelink-fraud/

 

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