Violence, Abuse & Neglect

Our Projects and Policy Officer, Dominic Golding gave a powerful statement to the Disability Royal Commission on Tuesday the 8th of December 2020.

Dominic spoke about his lived experience of disability and his extensive policy and advocacy experience within the disability space.

His full statement can be viewed below.

2 August 2019

This paper focuses on the plight of people living with a disability detained in Australian run immigration detention centres, in both onshore and offshore facilities (including Christmas Island, Nauru and Manus Island). It does not examine the suitability of community based options such as Community Detention and release into community on a bridging visa for people living with disabilities.