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Royal commission examines greater risk of homelessness for people with a disability

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The Disability Royal Commission has heard harrowing accounts of physical and sexual violence experienced by people with disabilities living in temporary accommodation. A week of hearings on housing insecurity began in Sydney today, examining why people with disabilities are at greater risk of homelessness.
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