Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA), Women with Disabilities ACT (WWDACT), and Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV) have jointly endorsed WWDA’s 2025 Federal Election Platform and 2025-26 Federal Budget Response. Together, we are calling for urgent reforms to address the intersection of gender and disability.
Our priorities include:
- Funding a disability-led gender-based violence working group to implement the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children.
- Expanding domestic violence definitions to include carer relationships and disability-specific abuse.
- Gender-responsive foundational supports for chronic health conditions disproportionately affecting women.
While the Federal Budget includes positive measures, it fails to address critical issues such as economic security, safety, and access to services for women and gender-diverse people with disabilities. We urge all levels of government to engage meaningfully with our organisations to ensure systemic reforms are implemented.
Read the full joint statement, WWDA’s Election Platform and WWDA’s 2025-26 Budget Response below.
For more information on Women With Disabilities ACT, click here: https://wwdact.org.au/ .
For more information on Women With Disabilities Victoria, click here: https://www.wdv.org.au/.
For media enquiries, contact: officeadmin@wwda.org.au.
About Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA):
Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is the national Disability Representative Organisation and National Women’s Alliance for women, girls and gender diverse people with disabilities in Australia. We work to protect, promote and advance the rights of women, girls and gender diverse people with disabilities in Australia, amplify their voices, and dismantle systemic barriers. We advocate for human rights, challenge discrimination, and promote policies that enable all women with disabilities to thrive. For more information, visit: https://wwda.org.au/.
