One in five Queensland public students disabled

One in five Queensland public students disabled

Of the almost 561,000 students enrolled in Queensland public schools in 2019,more than 103,000 have a disability,a royal commission has been told.

  • byRobyn Wuth

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Pulling'different'children out of school affects the whole class

Pulling'different'children out of school affects the whole class

One day,we’ll look back on how we segregated children with different challenges,and feel an enormous amount of shame.

  • byMadonna King
'It was nasty':Children with disability bullied,belittled at school

'It was nasty':Children with disability bullied,belittled at school

The royal commission into disability abuse has heard harrowing evidence of a boy with autism taking a knife to school to ward off bullies.

  • byJudith Ireland
Terrified son took knife to school:Disability inquiry told of bullies

Terrified son took knife to school:Disability inquiry told of bullies

Commission hears stories of harrowing physical abuse of students and of teachers dragging disabled children by their arms.

  • byRobyn Wuth
Bullied girl hid in bin from classmates,disability inquiry hears
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Bullied girl hid in bin from classmates,disability inquiry hears

The commission in Townsville was told of cases in which parents fearing for their children's safety made the"agonising decision"to remove them from school.

  • byRobyn Wuth
'National shame':Children with disability bullied,excluded at school

'National shame':Children with disability bullied,excluded at school

Children with disability are being bullied and excluded from the school system,new research says.

  • byJudith Ireland
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200,000 Australians with a disability struggling to get by on Newstart:report

200,000 Australians with a disability struggling to get by on Newstart:report

Australians with a disability living on Newstart payments - after being kicked off the higher level of welfare payment - are struggling to make ends meet.

  • byDana McCauley
'Stark conflict of interest':Bill Shorten says disability abuse royal commissioners must go
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'Stark conflict of interest':Bill Shorten says disability abuse royal commissioners must go

The former Labor leader says plans to manage conflicts of interest among its commissioners are not good enough.

  • byJudith Ireland
'This will get messy':Paralympian Kurt Fearnley's royal commission warning

'This will get messy':Paralympian Kurt Fearnley's royal commission warning

Paralympic champion Kurt Fearnley says people with disability must be listened to when it comes to concerns about the royal commission.

  • byJudith Ireland
Off to an election with a royal commission that's'above politics'
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Off to an election with a royal commission that's'above politics'

Scott Morrison declared on Friday that the royal commission into abuse and neglect of the disabled was"so above politics I can't tell you". Really?

  • byTony Wright
Scott Morrison chokes back tears announcing royal commission into disability abuse

Scott Morrison chokes back tears announcing royal commission into disability abuse

The Prime Minister became emotional when he dedicated the royal commission to disabled Australians including his brother-in-law.

  • byDavid Crowe andBevan Shields