The Latest Breaking News from Disability Royal Commission

Guardianship and financial administration orders are supposed to be a last resort. Instead, they’re used often and at times without consulting the person affected.

Abuse, maladministration and secrecy are emerging as the main themes of the royal commission’s study of the role of public guardian and public trustee.

The disability royal commission hears of a woman who was given monthly injections of anti-psychotics and suffered shocking neglect over seven years in a facility, but received just one visit from the government agency that put her there.

When I was younger, I would shout back at the public repudiation of my body. But I am tired now, and don’t have as much energy to continue to fight

This man says his share house, full of "good vibes" has helped transform his life. But it could all be snatched away.

A legal support solicitor says people living with disability in far west NSW are struggling to access health services, accommodation and transport.

Artist, academic and psychologist Debra Keenahan tells disability royal commission she is harassed by strangers once a month

Tina Powney wondered whether her son, who lives with a range of disabilities, would be the next Indigenous person to die in custody during one of his periods in jail. She decided to create the kind of service she needed but could not find.

A royal commission has heard vivid descriptions of how abuse is rampant among people with disabilities in detention and prison.

Victorian facility did not breach legislation for failing to afford woman dignity by declaring she was no longer technically a resident because she had died

Ms Moorhouse, 45, was served an eviction notice on a private rental earlier this year and has struggled to find a home suited to their needs and those of their two teen daughters who live with autism.