‘Every man’s home is his castle’ – but what if you just want the basic human right of shelter?
Disability
If politicians are worried about the costs of support for the learning disabled, society must become more transparent about where the money is being spent
Penny Pepper shares her experiences of recruiting migrant care workers, who can find themselves enduring exploitation and abuse for their efforts
The Labor government and the entire ruling class have waged a relentless campaign to cut the “unsustainable” growth of the NDIS. With children under 15 making up about half of NDIS participants, the government is targeting them first.
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The watchdog also refused to investigate a complaint about a presenter's use of an anti-trans slur, saying the comments were "in line with audience expectations for this channel"
The media has gone on the attack after the welfare U-Turn, but they're not telling the real story, argues Mathilda Mallinson
Penny Pepper explores the impact of the watered-down Welfare Bill and questions the very notion of ‘work’ as a marker of human value
As Government cuts to disabled people's benefits lead to more dehumanising rhetoric, Penny Pepper reminds us that disability is an embedded reality of human experience as much as it always has been
Why is it acceptable for disabled people to live without a dignified way to go to the toilet? asks Penny Pepper
Cutting disability benefits will do nothing but heighten the scapegoating of disabled people once again – how can a Labour Government introduce such a punitive measure? Penny Pepper asks