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Flying Doctor a driving force for specialist health transport in regional Victoria

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Flying Doctor a driving force for specialist health transport in regional Victoria

In just three months, Brad Murray's life has turned around, and all it took was a weekly drive to the doctor.

"[I was] struggling to get out of bed and having to ask my wife to wait on me hand and foot," he said.

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Father takes aim at disability royal commission recommendation to close special schools

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Father takes aim at disability royal commission recommendation to close special schools

The father of a son with a profound disability says he is dismayed by a disability royal commission recommendation that special schools be phased out, describing it as "pie in the sky stuff".

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All-abilities singing group builds confidence in aspiring performers with disabilities

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All-abilities singing group builds confidence in aspiring performers with disabilities

When Tahj Burns is on stage singing to an audience, his shyness melts away and his confidence and charisma shine.

The 20-year-old, who lives with autism, says performing as part of an all-abilities singing group in Wauchope on the New South Wales Mid North Coast has been life-changing.

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'Disability-led' response to royal commission recommendations is key, SA advocates say

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'Disability-led' response to royal commission recommendations is key, SA advocates say

The mother of a man who lives with severe disabilities says she is hopeful drastic change will occur in the wake of the disability royal commission's findings — and says people with disabilities and their families must be at the heart of the response.

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Deaf Indigenous firefighter James Tucker 'shows the way' as he protects his country

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Deaf Indigenous firefighter James Tucker 'shows the way' as he protects his country

As James Tucker leaps off the back of a fire truck at the end of a long shift in outback Western Australia, a colleague calls out to ask if he's going home.

The question is answered with a thumbs-up and a wave, because Mr Tucker was born deaf in both ears.

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