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The petition also wants to see unpaid carers receive the cost of living payment being given to those on means-tested benefits.

People can now apply for Adult Disability Payment in Angus, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.

The benefit will provide support to people between the age of 16 and pension age who are disabled, have a long-term health condition, or have a terminal illness.

Whyalla's Surf Life Saving Club building has weathered 40 years of salt and sand but now there's plans for an upgrade.

The centre - which caters to social swimmers, disability groups and rehabilitation patients - received a $15,000 gas bill for the last month, almost triple the cost of previous months.

Licensed financial adviser Craig Sankey discusses how Centrelink treats our homes in the pension assets test and answers a question about home loans.

The Activ Foundation, which employs people with disabilities, has secured funding to keep its industrial worksites open for another 18 months, but families of the employees say it's only a temporary fix.

Women want to see themselves reflected in sports media and advertising, and that means celebrating differences.

Emily Bridges said she's mocked and mimicked by people who don't see it as a "a real disability"

Accidents and medical complications could have ended their career dreams, but these medical professionals say technology and workplace modifications have allowed them to continue practising — in some cases with a deeper understanding of their patients' world.

Curbing opportunities for disabled people by focusing on and rewarding limitations is the opposite of what was intended