'Time is something we don't have': Family of dying six-year-old added to the public housing waitlist
A Queensland family say they are hamstrung by bureaucracy as they try to make the most of their time left with their six-year-old daughter in palliative care.
Beyoncé and Lizzo bowed to this Aussie princess and now she's taking on Disney
First, she got Beyoncé and Lizzo to rewrite their songs. But Hannah Diviney's crusade to have Disney improve its on-screen representation of people living with disability is proving a tougher fight.
Photo shows Hannah Diviney as a childPara-athlete living in a hospital after being forced from NDIS-funded home
The 29-year-old para-athlete is homeless after vacating her specialist disability accommodation property, with doctors unwilling to discharge her from hospital while she has nowhere to go.
Photo shows a woman in a wheelchair inside a hospital room with flowers and hospital foodWA coroner finds supervision leading up to death of disabled girl 'woefully substandard'
A girl who was born with a "severe form" of cerebral palsy died with high levels of codeine in her system, which her mother and her mother's friends denied giving her.
Photo shows A feeding tube being used to feed a seated child.The local skate park once terrified Jane. Now it's her happy place
Jane McRoberts has spent much of her life as an outsider, but after a terrifying episode and a lot of inspiration she got on board with a community she's always longed for.
Photo shows A man pushes a rectangular prism-shaped skate frame, while the woman on a skateboard inside the frame laughsStepping Up | Elly-May Barnes
Elly-May Barnes, daughter of rocker Jimmy Barnes, is stepping out as a solo cabaret artist – and an advocate for people with disabilities.
Photo shows Elly-May Barnes with her hands up near her face, wearing blonde cabaret wig.Has Video Duration: 30 minutes 45 seconds.How Jimmy Barnes's youngest daughter Elly-May Barnes is emerging as a solo artist
Elly-May Barnes, the youngest daughter of rock legend Jimmy Barnes, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a toddler. Now the 34-year-old is a solo cabaret artist and disability advocate.
Photo shows Elly-May wears a wig, sings into a microphone with a light-up cape draped around her.University students develop inclusive gaming controller for boy with cerebral palsy
University students say they were compelled to break barriers when they created a personalised gaming controller to allow children with complex disabilities from playing.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 49 seconds.ParaMatildas excited to play in front of family at Asia-Oceania Championships
Para-Matildas, Australia's national women's team for footballers with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury or stroke symptoms will play in the 2023 Asia-Oceania Championships in Melbourne tomorrow.
Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 49 seconds.Jordon Steele-John on how paying down his family's debt was a 'privilege'
When Senator Steele-John became the youngest-ever senator, he put his new paycheque toward removing "that knot of fear in the stomach" that came with his family's debt.
Photo shows Jordon Steele-John wearing a navy collared shirt looking to the left of the camera, a lamp and door behind him are out of focusAngel and Pippin prepare for gutsy 5,000km ride down Australia's east coast
Angel Cropley screamed the first time he was helped onto a horse. Now he's preparing to navigate the Great National Trail.
Photo shows young boy pats his horse, which is wearing a yellow bridle, by a horse floatTeens make Silver City proud after a win in the all-ability inclusive sport boccia
Broken Hill's Dylan Evers and Cal Shepherd have done their city proud, taking home gold and silver in their categories at South Australia's Boccia State Titles.
Photo shows A composite photo, on left, smiling older teen, gold medal, arms wide, right smiling younger boy in wheelchair, silver medal.Michael invented the 'bindozer'. It's just one of his many creations that support people with disability
ABC Science is out to find Australia's backyard inventors. In part three of our series we meet Michael Green, who volunteers his time to help people with disabilities tackle everyday problems.
Photo shows Michael in his shed workshop, smilingDavid Barber dreamt of captaining Australian's cricket team, but made history with the Pararoos
David Barber has been the captain of the Australian CP football team for 24 years, but the Guinness World Records does not want to know.
Photo shows The Pararoos teamNic has cerebral palsy, just like me. Through her I found sisterhood
Until I realised there was a global cerebral palsy community and, specifically, before I met my friend Nic, I'd never had a close friend whose life experiences aligned so closely with my own.
'Epic' mobility aid gives skateboarders with disabilities sense of 'being free'
Skateboarding typically isn't considered an inclusive sport, but one Queensland indoor park is working to ensure everyone can ride its rails and ramps.
Photo shows Jake doing the thumbs up with Jaymi in the harnessAspiring young athletes with disabilities succeed on level playing field
An inclusive Gold Coast athletics championship has been dubbed by young athletes as their "favourite day", with parents saying it was an event they'll "remember forever".
Photo shows girl holding ribbon'We all slept very well last night': Mum's relief after embassy helps track down life-saving medication
A South Australian mother says the Australian embassy stepped in to help her track down life-saving medication for her son, after an airline lost their luggage. Thomas Mattinson and his family travelled to Copenhagen so he could represent Australia in frame running.
Photo shows A young boy in a wheelchair at an airport'We don't even have enough to fly home': Lost luggage leaves teen without life-saving medication
An international airline has left a South Australian mother feeling "helpless, hopeless and alone" after losing luggage that contains life-saving medication for her 13-year-old son.
I'm non-verbal and often get talked down to. I also have an Order of Australia
I am smart, I love raising money for charity and I have even published a children's book. But I've also been made to feel like a child and patted on the head like a dog. Here's how you can talk to me.
Topic:Opinion
Photo shows Janelle McMillan smiles at the camera.'I love him the way he is': How finding each other has changed Rebecca and Mitchell
In a world where COVID, floods and war have been dominating the headlines, Mitchell Davidson and Rebecca Preedy find love despite some pretty significant personal obstacles.
Photo shows Rebecca Preedy kisses her fiance Mitchel Davidson