Last week, QIDAN launched it’s initiative – ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
The DRC made 222 recommendations aimed at making a safer, fairer, and more inclusive Australia for everyone.
But more than two years later, progress on implementation remains slow and inconsistent.
Thatโs why QIDAN has independently examined what governments have, and havenโt, done to progress the DRC.
What we found has been troubling: ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฏ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ.
We also found:
ย Queensland Government is investing in segregated educationย Safeguards for people with disability are not improvingย Governments are not committing to disability governance and leadershipย ๐ฑ๐ฏ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น
Last week, the Federal Budget allocated just $4.2 million over two years toward disability reform โ an investment into consultation. But consultations have happened. The DRC consulted for years and gave their Final Report in 2023.
Now is the time for action.
The DRC Still Matters Campaign brings together what governments say theyโve done, and what we are actually seeing.
Thatโs why we want to build a public, accessible DRC Tracker – so this information is visible and as a community, we can collectively hold our governments to account.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป.
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฑ:
Donate. Share. Speak. Support. Follow.
Accountability doesnโt happen on its own.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
Visit our campaign webpage here to learn more and donate –
https://qidan.org.au/thedrcstillmatters/
Read our report on government implementation of the DRC here –
https://qidan.org.au/drc-report-analysis/
Media Release here –ย https://qai.org.au/the-drc-still-matters/
