Dale Reardon

Terrifying & horrifying - AI still makes many mistakes as well as the old programming axiom of garbage in, garbage out: Guardian News: NDIS plans will be computer-generated with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul […]

'I never wanted speech therapy': Deaf man incensed by NDIS recommendation Disability advocates say cuts to Deaf participants' NDIS funding is a "systemic" problem that reflects a belief that Deafness can be "fixed".

Deaf man 'gutted and sick' after NDIS slashes interpreter funding https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-02/ndis-cuts-deaf-mans-auslan-funding/106051024 #PeopleWithDisability #GovernmentPolicy #Disabilities #NDIS #Disability #Discrimination #AusPol

Appalling racism: IHG Hotel Worker Decides Black Woman Does Not Look Like A Guest, Calls Police When She Eats The Free Breakfast. https://viewfromthewing.com/ihg-hotel-worker-decides-black-woman-does-not-look-like-a-guest-calls-police-when-she-eats-the-free-breakfast/ #Tourism #Travel […]

Guardian News: Not-for-profit disability services are closing due to untenably low price caps, NDIS architect warns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/24/not-for-profit-disability-services-closing-ndis-price-caps #Nationaldisabilityinsurancescheme #Australianpolitics […]

Welcome to #robodebt all over again, only this time, it's the #NDIS:
"Data from the Administrative Review Tribunal found 80 per cent of reviews into NDIS plans resulted in overturned decisions."
Overturned decisions despite the fact that the #NDIS budget for lawyers, like robodebt is certainly […]

BOM reveals new website cost $96.5m, not $4.1m as first announced Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt has asked the weather agency's new boss to examine how the website's cost and redesign went so wrong.

this is a fucking joke, there is absolutely nothing that justifies this, they paid consultants to replace a functional site because the same fucking consultants told them it would be a good idea, this is corruption, it's not incompetence, it's malfeasance, it's intentional, it's *theft* #auspol

What an absolutely obscene, wasteful & completely unnecessary waste of money! ABC News: BOM reveals new website cost $96.5m, not $4.1m as first announced https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-23/bureau-of-meteorology-new-website-cost-blowout-to-96-million/106042202 #WeatherForecasts #AusPol #BOM […]

Travellers will no longer be able to use power banks on flights. Here's what to know From December, major Australian flight carriers will prohibit passengers from using or charging power banks on planes, in a move endorsed by the aviation industry.

Travellers will no longer be able to use power banks on flights. Here's what to know https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-21/what-to-know-about-qantas-virgin-jetstar-new-power-bank-ban/106036042 #TravelHealthandSafety #AirTransportIndustry #Travel #Tourism #Airlines via ABC News Australia

Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing @gargon@mastodon.social as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the […]

Commuters waiting half an hour longer to access low floor trams Victoria's Auditor-General has found less than one in five tram services in Melbourne are accessible, with the Department of Transport and Planning failing to set any targets or direct funding to improve the tram network.

ABC News: Melbourne's tram network fails again to meet national accessibility standards https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-19/melbourne-tram-network-falls-short-accessibility-standards/106027512 #DisabilityAccess #PublicTransport #Disability #Transport #Travel #Tourism

'We can't retire yet — or ever': NDIS uncertainty up-ending families Darren and Louise Catton have spent years curating a care plan for their daughter Mary, but now face an uncertain future after her NDIS funding was cut dramatically.

ABC News: 'We can't retire yet — or ever': NDIS uncertainty up-ending families https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-16/qld-ndis-funding-cuts-means-brisbane-couple-cant-retire/106006192 #PeopleWithDisability #DisabilityAccess #Disability #NDIS

An act of defiance after controversial drag story time ban in Sydney's west A drag performer reading a picture book usually would not be considered controversial, but within one Western Sydney local government area, an LGBTQIA+ group is defying a council ban.

ABC News: The community effort to overturn a Sydney council's drag story time ban https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-13/nsw-western-sydney-cumberland-city-council-bans-drag-story-time/105925662 #LocalGovernment #LGBTQIA+ #Discrimination

Disgraceful behaviour of the pub: ABC News: County pub calls the cops on army vet and his assistance dog https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-13/pub-calls-police-on-army-veteran-assistance-dog-disabilities-sa/106001482 #PeopleWithDisability #RegionalCommunities #HospitalityIndustry […]

Guardian News: Government using machine learning to help create draft plans for NDIS participants, documents reveal https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/12/government-using-machine-learning-to-help-create-draft-plans-for-ndis-participants-documents-reveal […]

State disability ministers threaten Butler with boycott over two-minute speaking limit in #NDIS meeting https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/30/state-disability-ministers-threaten-mark-butler-boycott-ndis #Nationaldisabilityinsurancescheme #Australianpolitics #Australianews […]

United Airlines Tells Disabled Passenger That Crew Baggage Takes Priority In Closet Designed For Wheelchairs. https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2025/10/29/united-airlines-tells-disabled-passenger-that-crew-baggage-takes-priority-in-closet-designed-for-wheelchairs/ #Disability #Travel #Tourism […]

‘I’m being punished’: Emily is healthy enough to leave hospital but she can’t because of NDIS funding cuts https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/29/ndis-funding-cuts-leave-disabled-australians-stuck-in-hospital #Nationaldisabilityinsurancescheme #WesternAustralia #Australianews […]

How to get a refund from your travel agent if flights cancelled or delayed Readers share their challenges in getting flights refunded when booking through a third-party travel agent. We asked experts what that process should look like, what your rights are, and where to get additional support.

How to get a refund from your travel agent if flights cancelled or delayed https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-27/can-you-get-refund-for-flight-cancellation-or-delays/105787646 #TravelandTourism #Tourism #Travel #AirFlights

I really liked Broome and Cable Beach when stayed at the Cable Beach Club resort but that was approximately 22 years ago now: Broome tourism takes estimated $4m hit as flights axed https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-25/broome-tourism-faces-challenges-as-flight-routes-axed/105913562 […]

Virgin Australia reviewing power bank rules after fire on board Virgin Australia is reviewing its rules on portable power banks following a mid-air fire on one of its planes.

Virgin Australia reviewing power bank rules after fire on board https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-25/virgin-australia-power-battery-packs-fire-danger/105925618 #TravelHealthandSafety #Tourism #Travel #Airlines

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face” – Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Minister of National Security for Israel, personally oversaw and participated in the torture of Greta Thunberg.

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Pet-friendly flights are taking off in Australia. Here's what to know The first pet-friendly commercial flights have taken off in Australia this week. Here's what you need to know about the new service.

Pet-friendly flights are taking off in Australia. Here's what to know https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-17/pet-friendly-flights-what-to-know/105903876 #TravelHealthandSafety #AirTransportIndustry #TransportIndustry #TravelandTourism #Animals #Travel #Tourism

On the other hand maybe it will lead to improved airport facilities for those of us with assistance animals & better treatment by airlines, booking & cabin crew for all of us as presently it is often a novelty for the airline & ground staff to have an assistance animal fly & policies are not […]

Very concerned about the impact of this new policy on those of us with dog guides & other assistance animals - flying can be stressful for the animal particularly the first few times & the human handlers/owners have no experience or training on how to handle the situation either: ABC News: Pets […]

'Loophole' in taxi regulation leaves disabled passengers at the kerb Taxi passengers living with a disability say they are unable to use subsidised transport because of a loophole in regulations.

'Loophole' in taxi regulation leaves disabled passengers at the kerb https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-15/taxi-loophole-leaving-passengers-living-with-disability-behind/105884204 #TaxisandRideSharingServices #PeopleWithDisability #Disability

Apple, Facebook, and Google are enemies of the open web, and they've shown it by removing apps or pages where people report sightings of Trump's ICE thugs.

The "Justice" Department can't (yet) force censorship of regular websites that don't break laws.

This is why we have to save the open web.

The #NDIS uses & is converting many systems over to Salesforce - Boosting Dan Goodin (dangoodin): Now that Marc Benioff, owner of Slack and Salesforce, has confirmed he sides with authoritarianism, it's more incumbent on us than ever to move off central platforms, which can dump communications […]

What can you do if your Qantas data has hit the dark web? Hackers have released Qantas customer data onto the dark web. Here's what experts say to look out for if you think your personal data may be caught up in the leak and what actions you can take.

ABC News: What can you do if your Qantas data has hit the dark web? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-13/qantas-cyber-hack-has-my-data-been-leaked-what-should-i-do/105884604 #DataProtectionPolicy #AirTransportIndustry #CyberSecurity #CompanyNews #CyberCrime #Travel #Tourism

Independence 'chipped away' by Uber driver refusals, guide dog handler says https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-13/guide-dog-handlers-call-for-harsher-penalties-for-uber-refusals/105754360 #TaxisandRideSharingServices #PeopleWithDisability #TransportIndustry #DisabilityAccess #Disabilities […]