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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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Perth low-sensory nightclubbing experience a hit for people with a disability

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Perth low-sensory nightclubbing experience a hit for people with a disability

Consider a packed, dimly lit nightclub full of loud raucous conversations and music.

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Carpentaria leader Murrandoo Yanner proposes Gulf Academy for troubled Aboriginal teenagers

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Carpentaria leader Murrandoo Yanner proposes Gulf Academy for troubled Aboriginal teenagers

Before he became the legendary crocodile hunter from Burketown, Murrandoo Yanner was a troubled kid with a chequered past.

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