'People are going to lie in their beds and starve to death' during carer strikes, warns campaigner

Disability campaigner Leigh Gath: 'People dying is a real fear in the disability community, it is a real real fear now.' Picture: Brian Arthur

There is a very real fear in the disability community someone might die as strike action threatens vital supports, a leading advocate has warned.

Leigh Gath said she fully supports the health workers, and her frustration is focused on the Government for not acting on pay-restoration requests dating back to the recession.