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Hi Ray,
I am sorry to hear about your medical condition. My wife had a bad health run last year and ended up with a colostomy for a while, and so I have a little bit of an insight into at least some of the issues you are describing.
I am not so sure that what has been done to you is legal. If you were living in NSW I would offer to provide legal representation you.
Under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), section 342 provides protection against adverse action. One of the workplace relationships specifically provided for under this protection is independent contracting arrangements.
An adverse action is taken when the principal takes a step contrary to the workplace rights of the contractor. Section 351 specifically incorporates the raft of commonwealth laws dealing with discrimination, including disability discrimination. I would have thought that your condition is one which would be covered as a disability, and that the decision to terminate your employment, having almost certainly been taken on account of your ill-health, was an adverse action against you on account of that disability.
I would encourage you to seek legal advice from a competent lawyer near to where you live. You will need to act quickly. You have only 21 days to file a claim from the date of termination.
Good luck!
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