Roger Beale

Roger was the longest-serving disabled Departmental Secretary (of Environment and Heritage) in the history of the APS – there have only been two since 1901. He contracted polio in 1948 and uses a wheelchair, leg braces and crutches.

Roger's recent articles

A (very) personal theology of disability

A (very) personal theology of disability

Seasons: Telling stories of God and life through landscape painting

Seasons: Telling stories of God and life through landscape painting

The Trump assassination attempt: An inevitable result of toxic polarisation?

The Trump assassination attempt: An inevitable result of toxic polarisation?

A descent into violence? Political polarisation in the US

A descent into violence? Political polarisation in the US

Duttons nuclear pitch: Dog whistles and a crock of s**t

Duttons nuclear pitch: Dog whistles and a crock of s**t

NDIS and Aged Care; from rights first to budget first

NDIS and Aged Care; from rights first to budget first

Failure after failure: the first chapter in the sad history of the attempts to introduce a broad-based carbon price in Australia

Failure after failure: the first chapter in the sad history of the attempts to introduce a broad-based carbon price in Australia

Political polarisation in the United States: The series

Political polarisation in the United States: The series

Has Labor abandoned workers?

Has Labor abandoned workers?

Political Polarisation in the United States: The series

Political Polarisation in the United States: The series

Avoiding the same fate: Political Polarisation in the US Part 5

Avoiding the same fate: Political Polarisation in the US Part 5

A descent into violence? Political polarisation in the US- Part 4

A descent into violence? Political polarisation in the US- Part 4

Political Polarisation in the US- Part 3: Causes

Political Polarisation in the US- Part 3: Causes

The long hand of history: Political Polarisation in the US- Part 2

The long hand of history: Political Polarisation in the US- Part 2

Political polarisation in the US - Part 1: How real is the problem?

Political polarisation in the US - Part 1: How real is the problem?

Canberra has a revenue problem - with no obvious solutions

Canberra has a revenue problem - with no obvious solutions

Labors environmental denialism? Should we limit population and economic growth?

Labors environmental denialism? Should we limit population and economic growth?

NDIS: What do soaring costs tell us?

NDIS: What do soaring costs tell us?

A mighty challenge: The national energy market and net zero greenhouse emissions

A mighty challenge: The national energy market and net zero greenhouse emissions

NDIS Justice for over 65s

NDIS Justice for over 65s

Dancing on the edge of calamity

Dancing on the edge of calamity

We're all equal, at least until 65: Morrison and Albaneses inheritance tax

We're all equal, at least until 65: Morrison and Albaneses inheritance tax

What goes around comes around: carbon tariffs bite our exports

The Intergenerational Report: helpful, but so much less than it could be

The Intergenerational Report: helpful, but so much less than it could be

Climate Change and 'The Australians' Graham Lloyd

Climate Change and 'The Australians' Graham Lloyd

In NDIS there is a lack of genuine consultation with disability advocates.

Climate war's Catch 22: We need targets before we can deploy technology

Climate war's Catch 22: We need targets before we can deploy technology

No shortage of options to pay for rights-based care for the elderly with a disability. Part 2

Gillard's discrimination against people with a disability aged over 65 must be put right - Part 1

Being old and disabled in the time of COVID

Do We Need Reaganomics Now?

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