ALP knows how to redress wrongs. NZ dithers

God Bless the ALP, Bill Shorten and all the Labour MP’s across the ditch for tackling the real issues facing people with disabilities in Australia. It takes courage, fortitude, a good heart to seek redress to wrongs done to the weakest amongst us. They are taking those steps.

NZ government are just good at dithering.

This is life on a benefit for ill and disabled people

A must read Guest Post for anyone thinking about poverty and welfare this election – a former social scientist turned welfare beneficiary speaks out on WINZ’s state-sponsored neglect of more than 84,000 long-term disabled New Zealanders.

Supported autonomy

Philip Patston writes about the important difference between autonomy and independence.

$46.25 per week Minister!?!

One way the Government is transforming the disability support system is by keeping quiet about allowances desperately needed by those caring for disabled children.

A Punitive Climate of Fear

Whatever the reason for a person’s disability if it is to such an extent that they cannot work we condemn them to a life of subsistence living with a big pay rise when, and if, they reach retirement age to 65% of the average wage!

We want our Mojo

Making Mojo Mathers pay for the tech she needs to participate in debate is bad enough. She is a democratically elected member and […]