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More than 1 million Australians with disability of working age are unemployed and the unemployment rate of people with disability increased from eight per cent in 2003 to 10 per cent in 2018. But fast forward to today, and one retailer is bucking that trend. Coles Group has been ranked first out of 26 organisations for actively recruiting people with disability.

Hundreds of support coordinators around Australia have been affected by a price freeze for the third year running.

Did you know that if you catch COVID-19 you may be able to receive antiviral medication to stop the virus from affecting you more seriously?

What supports are out there for carers and how can we, as individuals and a community, help care for carers?

Say what you will about social media, one clear benefit is the way it can connect us with peers from all over the world, elevate the voices and thoughts of people we might not come across, and – of course – serve as a source of alternative ideas for how to do life.

Whether you’ve been personally affected or you’ve seen it on the news, floods, fires and cyclones have been a common occurrence for many Australians in recent years. If you live in an area where cyclones can hit, or a flood or bushfire zone, you need to be prepared.