The vital issues surrounding independent medical assessment of hunger strikers and force-feeding are discussed in the lead Editorial in this week's edition of The Lancet. The Editorial is tied to the ...

The review of the national welfare system released today has proposed reducing the number of basic payments and tightening eligibility for disability support. But a government move towards the latter ...

Federal, state and territory disability ministers met on Friday to debate a proposal to introduce independent assessments into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). In the face of sustained ...