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Hollywood actress and gender equality activist Phoebe Tonkin joins Plan International Australia as national ambassador

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Monday July 15, 2024: For immediate release Media release   Actress and gender equality activist Phoebe Tonkin joins Plan International Australia as national ambassador   Leading humanitarian and girls’ rights organisation, Plan International Australia has today welcomed Hollywood actress and activist Phoebe Tonkin as a national ambassador.   “I am so excited and proud to … Continued

More major organisations commit to breaking barriers for CARM Women

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Six prominent organisations have committed to breaking workplace barriers for culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) women by joining the RISE project. The RISE project (Realise. Inspire. Support. Energise.) aims to help CARM women progress to leadership positions after a landmark Diversity Council Australia report identified intersectional barriers preventing them from progressing at work. Following this … Continued

Albury to host Rabobank business transition and succession planning information session

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Farmers in southern Riverina and north east Victoria have the opportunity to develop skills to assist with successful family farm succession and business transition, at a free Rabo Client Council-hosted information session.   The practical Business Transition and Succession Planning information session will be held in Albury on August 14.   The initiative has been spearheaded and funded … Continued

UNLAWFUL, UNACCEPTABLE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

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Australia is experiencing an eruption of antisemitism and extremism that threatens our social cohesion. At a time when many Australian Jews are feeling intimidated in their workplaces, universities and communities, we are seeing fellow Australians share and repeat the rhetoric of terrorist organizations which seek the annihilation of Jews between the Mediterranean River and the … Continued

New pathway to teaching in Victoria

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La Trobe University’s unique and highly successful employment-based postgraduate pathway program, Nexus, has been expanded into a new pilot employment-based undergraduate program announced by the Victorian Government (11 July). Nexus Undergraduate will see more than 300 dedicated Education Support staff and Koorie Education Support Officers gain teaching qualifications while undertaking paid employment in schools.  La … Continued

Applications welcomed to advise Council on accessibility

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Thursday 11 July 2024 Lived experience will play a crucial role in shaping local initiatives to improve access and liveability for people of all abilities across the North Sydney area. North Sydney Council’s new Access and Inclusion Committee, comprised of community members with lived experience with a disability, advises Council on strategies and initiatives to … Continued

Queensland education unions working to Close the Industrial Gap

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As NAIDOC Week 2024 celebrations are underway across Australia, the unions representing teachers and school leaders in both state and non-government Queensland schools are pleased to release landmark industrial guidelines to establish equitable benchmarks for the employment of First Nations education workers. The Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU) and the Independent Education Union – Queensland and … Continued