News & Views Deeply unfair but it’s just life now: 14yo Chloe on cyclone after cyclone in Vanuatu At COP28, are world leaders ignoring the climate crisis’ impact on vulnerable communities, or do they simply not care?
News & Views Could AI be a mental health gamechanger? Beyond Blue’s Georgie Harman How can we keep up with demand for mental health support? Georgie Harman from Beyond Blue outlines the risks and opportunities of AI.
Employers ‘Racism in all its forms is deplorable’: Business leaders issue statement on antisemitism More than 600 leader across business, sport, politics and the community have signed the statement and issued reassurances to employees.
Leadership Hayley Foster: How leadership can end sexual harassment at work Three in five employers do not take sexual harassment and discrimination complaints seriously, according to research released by JobWatch last week.
News & Views We won’t get real equality until we price breastmilk, and treat breastfeeding as work The report of the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce mentions birth only twice, and breastfeeding not at all. Yet, properly valued, breastmilk contributes $154 per litre to the Australian economy.
Sport Less than 1 in 4 high performance coaches are women Despite the rise in women’s sport, the growth in proportion of women coaches remains slow. That needs to change to meet demand.
Employers Why GPT offers a $10,000 childcare allowance and ‘carer neutral’ paid parental leave Property Group GPT offers paid support to new parents to help cover the cost of childcare as well as carer-neutral paid parental leave.
News & Views Cheng Lei is making up for “absent mummy” time Cheng Lei At 48, journalist Cheng Lei is a mother of two who is now trying to make up for “absent mummy” time back home in Melbourne.
Employers The firm breaking the stereotype of male-dominated investor teams Victorian Funds Management Corporation’s investment team is edging closer to reaching gender parity, now at 43 per cent.
News & Views Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize Narges Mohammadi is currently in prison in Iran. She has been recognised for fights against oppression of women.
News & Views Voice debate must focus on facts in final week Discover the urgent call for facts-focus in the Voice debate – A pathway to closing the gap and achieving equality for Indigenous Australians.