PASSENGER VEHICLE ACCESSIBILITY CONSULTATIONS: with People Living with Disability
Integrated Disability Action Inc - IDA invites all members and interested parties to come along to the Passenger Vehicle Consultation to be held on Monday the 9th of March 2026,…
What is workplace abuse?
Workplace abuse is any repeated, unreasonable behavior directed towards a worker that creates a health and safety risk, involving power imbalances and manifesting as physical, verbal, or psychological harm through…
Darwin Community Legal Services
DCLS is a free, confidential service that supports members of the community to protect their legal rights. Through fair access to legal advice and support, we advocate to resolve issues…
Challenging age discrimination in Australia – a message from the Age Discrimination Commissioner
We all have the right to live and age with respect, dignity and security. Our rights should not diminish just because we add years to our life. Ageism, abuse and…
Elder Abuse
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines elder abuse as a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust,…
What is Advocacy?
Advocacy is the act of supporting a cause or policy, or standing up for the rights and interests of another person. It can be individual, where an advocate helps a…
‘It is just a big joke’: Attorney-General left health complaints review committee dormant
An Alice Springs man who tried to complain about how the Health and Community Services Complaints Commission handled his health treatment complaint discovered the review committee meant to scrutinise the…
Letter to the editor: Patients being denied access to hospital hydrotherapy pool
Originally Published at NT Independent 16th December 2025 Dear Editor, Seniors and those with disabilities are being turned away from access to the Palmerston Regional Hospital hydrotherapy pool by the…
Terms of reference for suicide investigation kept secret, department won’t say if it’s looking into further deaths
Article from NT Independent – by David Wood | Nov 30, 2025 The terms of reference for an internal government investigation into the death of Acacia health IT system developer…