Lack of Covid plan for Australians with disability a 'serious failure' of government, report says

Royal commission says no government agency made any significant effort to consult' at start of pandemic

The federal government has been sharply criticised by the disability royal commission for its serious failure" in not adequately consulting people with disability or creating a specific plan to protect them at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Those failings produced serious adverse consequences for many people with disability", the commission said in a report tabled in parliament on Monday.