This report describes in-depth conversations with lived experience and community leaders across Australia, as part of a national project exploring lived experience leadership. The report discusses how lived experience leadership is practised and what it might take to better support and scaffold this work.

The report from an inquiry into the representation of and advice provided by ex-service organisations, commercial entities, not-for-profits and individuals to veterans and families in relation to accessing compensation and income support from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. It makes seven recommendations for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Department of Defence and the Australian Government.

This resource pack is a collection of practical tools to support research led by and with people with disability. It includes guides, templates and tips developed with people with disability and is designed to be adapted to your own context. It helps researchers build respectful, fair and inclusive partnerships with advocacy organisations.

The purpose of the project was to create clarity around what is needed for disability representative and carer organisations, disability advocacy organisations and other consumer-led and disability capacity strengthening organisations. To be able to be meaningfully involved in disability, involvement of these organisations is crucial across the research continuum.

This report provides a detailed analysis of the 52,206 instances of information and advocacy support provided to older people, their families and other supporters – an 18% increase on the previous year. Poor communication, lack of information and support to make decisions were reported to be the key challenges for the fifth year in a...