News articles
08 Dec 2020
DCA’s offices are closed from 5pm on Monday 21 December 2020 and will re-open at 9am on Monday 4 January 2021 (AEDT).
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It’s time for Indigenous people to speak the truth about their workplace experience. And it’s time for workplaces to listen
Media releases
17 Nov 2020
A new report, out today, from the Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research and DCA is speaking truth to Australian employers about the experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff.
Australia isn’t the land of the fair go at work if you are in the lower class
Media releases
26 Oct 2020
EMBARGOED UNTIL 12AM 26 OCTOBER 2020: New research, released today from Diversity Council Australia, has found strong evidence that people from self-identified lower classes experience more exclusion, discrimination and harassment at work than people from higher classes.
DCA statement on the passing of Susan Ryan
News articles
27 Sep 2020
Diversity Council Australia is shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of Susan Ryan.
COVID-19 is exacerbating existing inequalities and will widen the gender pay gap
Media releases
25 Aug 2020
As we prepare to mark Equal Pay Day on 28 August, Diversity Council Australia (DCA) is calling for a renewed focus on the gender pay gap as COVID-19 exacerbates inequalities for women.
Black Lives Matter and ways to make genuine progress on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workplace inclusion
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25 Jun 2020
The US Black Lives Matter movement has shone a light on continued injustices and inequalities experienced by Indigenous people in our society. How can we ensure that this moment does not pass by without genuine progress on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workplace inclusion?
First Ever Australian survey to capture truths about employment experiences of Indigenous Australians
Media releases
16 Jun 2020
The first ever Australian survey that aims to capture the truths of Indigenous Australians’ employment experiences in Australia has been launched today.
It's time for real action against racism
News articles
11 Jun 2020
DCA joined 30 other high profile community organisations asking the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition to work together to tackle racism.
Flexible Working Day 2020: Let’s make flexible work the new normal
Media releases
10 Jun 2020
Research released today from the DCA-Suncorp Inclusion@Work Index has shown flexible work fuels performance and improves employee wellbeing and will be critical in ensuring an inclusive recovery post COVID-19.
DCA welcomes the announcement of fully subsidised childcare for essential workers
Media releases
02 Apr 2020
Diversity Council Australia has today welcomed the Government’s announcement that childcare would be fully subsidised for essential workers.
DCA flex resources for Coronavirus
News articles
24 Mar 2020
The DCA team is working hard to continue to provide members with the services they've come to expect, with special resources and events on flex for COVID-19
Intersections at Work: Understanding the Experiences of Culturally Diverse LGBTQ Talent at Work
Media releases
17 Mar 2020
Diversity Council Australia (DCA) and Pride in Diversity have today released a joint report into the workplace inclusion experiences of culturally diverse LGBTQ workers.
COVID-19: How Australian Businesses Can Use Flexibility as a Business Tool
Media releases
12 Mar 2020
DCA has urged Australian workplaces to use flexibility as a business tool to help with continuity in the face of disruptions due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
DCA responds to Respect @ Work report
Media releases
05 Mar 2020
DCA congratulates the Sex Discrimination Commissioner on the important and thorough examination of the issue of sex-based and sexual harassment at work in the report Respect@Work tabled this afternoon in parliament.
IWD 2020: Do we still really need workplace gender equality?
Media releases
02 Mar 2020
This International Women’s Day, Diversity Council Australia (DCA) is challenging the idea that workplaces no longer need to address gender equality.
DCA launches a new online destination for workplace diversity and inclusion
Media releases
19 Feb 2020
Diversity Council Australia is excited to be launching Australia’s first online platform collaborating with a variety of service providers in the diversity and inclusion (D&I) space.
Proposed religious discrimination bills still need more work
Media releases
31 Jan 2020
DCA has today outlined its concerns that the second draft of the Australian Government’s religious discrimination bills could stop Australian businesses fostering inclusive cultures and will be difficult for workplaces to manage.
DCA's response to Herald Sun article on Christmas
Media releases
19 Dec 2019
Diversity Council Australia is disappointed with the inaccurate headline and article that has appeared in the Herald Sun and other papers today. At no stage has DCA ever urged bosses not to mention Christmas.
DCA's response to Herald Sun article on Christmas
News articles
19 Dec 2019
DCA is disappointed with the inaccurate headline and article that has appeared in the Herald Sun and other papers today.
DCA office closure over holiday period
News articles
12 Dec 2019
DCA’s offices will close for a short time over the Christmas/New Year holiday period.