Legal and business advisors have been appointed by the Government to look into the possible future ownership for Australian Hearing. Read more about who they are and what they will be doing.

Important changes to the EAF guidelines effective from August 25, 2014. Read more about what they are and how they could affect you.

The ASLIA National Conference (ANC) is the largest annual event of its type for sign language interpreters within the Australasia and Oceania region.

This event is the largest gathering of Auslan/English interpreters and allied professionals that is regularly held in Australia.

This year the event, themed “A profession on the move”, will be held in Perth from Friday 29 August until Sunday 31 August 2014. Read more about the conference …

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse is holding a deaf-friendly information session to enable deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing people and their families as well as organisations all over Australia to understand it’s very important work.

The information session is being organised by the Deaf Society of NSW and all Deaf people are invited to attend. You do not have to have experienced sexual abuse to attend. Read more about when and where the event will take place.

The Department of Social Services are running a survey about the communication of the National Disability Insurance Scheme – found out more about how you can have your say and improve communication for the future.

Find out more about how the Australian Government’s JobAccess program supports Deaf jobseekers and employees in the workplace.

Nominations are now open for the National Disability Awards! You can nominate any individual or organisation that you think has improved the lives of deaf people and helped promote access or inclusion.

Get in quick because nominations close on 18 July 2014.

Deaf South Australian man Bruce Muller has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on the Queen’s birthday weekend, 9 June 2014, for his service to deaf and hard of hearing people.

Do you have a favourite app that you love or one that makes your life better or easier as a deaf person? Nominate it for an Apps For All Award! This new competition celebrates apps that are accessible for people with disabilities and raises awareness to make sure that when future apps are developed, they suit deaf and disabled people.

The deaf community is outraged by today’s Queensland Supreme Court ruling that deaf people are to be banned from sitting on a jury for criminal cases.

A recent ruling by Justice James Douglas has decided that deaf people are ineligible for jury service as Queensland currently has no legislation to cover interpreters in a jury room during deliberations.

Read the reaction from Deaf Australia.