Eliminating Restrictive Practices for People with Disability | 10 Years: Too Bloody Long!

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time may contain audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody. First up on today's show, Marisa speaks with Nicole Lee (President of People with Disability Australia) about the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of People with Disability, and in particular about a recent research report on eliminating restrictive practises experienced by people with disability, "such as seclusion and restraint that is not only a traumatic violation of our human rights, but is also state-sanctioned within current state and territory laws". PWDA urges the Disability Royal Commission to make this recommendation in their final report. Next, Marisa speaks with Ian Rintoul from the Refugee Action Coalition, who gives listeners a run-down on the 10 Years: Too (Bloody) Long, demonstrations that were held in 28 cities across Australia from 19th-23rd July, marking 10 years since Rudd introduced the PNG deal, detention centres on Manus Island and Nauru, to the 'Pacific Solution' of mandatory offshore detention for refugees and asylum seekers. He gives a background of the situation, calls for the immediate cessation of offshore detention, and why we need to act quickly to bring the 75 individuals that remain in Papua New Guinea to Australia. Last up, Marisa reads a media release from the Human Rights Law Centre about systemic aged pension inequality, and the Federal Government's failure to close the gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous people.  Head to www.3cr.org.au/dointime for full access to links and previous podcasts.