A former disability support worker who alleges she was sent into urine and feces-covered homes by her employer has been left unable to speak for six years. In late 2019, the 44-year-old, who asked not ...

The Australian Industry Group and NDIS providers are attacking hard-won penalty rates of disability support workers. [Photo: Facebook/People with Disability Australia] In late 2023, the big business ...

Megan Topping's doctoral research is supported by a postgraduate award through the Summer Foundation, Melbourne, Australia. The Participant Led Video research was funded by the Innovative Workforce ...

A La Trobe University pilot study has found that using virtual reality (VR) technology to immerse disability support workers in an experience of the daily life of their clients helps to build empathy.

A part-time care worker questions if constant shift calls on days off cross a professional line.

Samuel Antony Ewin, 37, pleaded guilty to high range drink driving in Townsville Magistrates Court on Wednesday, July 23. According to Ewin’s lawyer Samuel Bogotto, the 37-year-old was apparently ...

A fit and healthy mum will likely never be able to speak normally again after allegedly being exposed to a sickening scene as part of her job as a disability worker. In late 2019, the 44-year-old, who ...