Media releases
02 Dec 2022
DCA has welcomed the passing of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill.
News
Respect At Work - Welcome Reform.
Media releases
29 Nov 2022
Diversity Council Australia CEO Lisa Annese appointed to [email protected] Council
Media releases
18 Nov 2022
Diversity Council Australia (DCA) is delighted about today’s announcement from the Federal Government appointing our CEO, Lisa Annese, to the [email protected] Council.
DCA Debate Decides – More to do on gender and the more inclusive the work the better.
Media releases
17 Nov 2022
Tuesday night, four-hundred people packed the Sydney Town Hall for the tenth annual Diversity Council Australia Debate.
Diversity Council Australia announces 2022-2023 Inclusive Employers – Committed and taking action.
Media releases
14 Nov 2022
30 organisations have been named in DCA's Inclusive Employer group for 2022-2023
DCA Debate: Teams tackle moving on from gender equality
Media releases
03 Nov 2022
The popular annual #DCADebate is back and will pack out the Sydney Town Hall with guests from across business and industry, representative of DCA’s significant membership of more than 1100 organisations employing approximately 20% of the Australian workforce.
Inclusive AI at Work in Recruitment: From Cautious to Converted
Media releases
27 Oct 2022
New research out today from Diversity Council Australia and Monash University, titled Inclusive Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Work in Recruitment, has found that people fall very clearly into one of two camps when it comes to the use of AI tools in recruitment in Australia.
Federal Government’s improved Parental Leave Policy - great step forward for families and employers
Media releases
24 Oct 2022
Diversity Council Australia (DCA) has welcomed the pre-budget announcement by the federal government that they will be increasing government funded paid parental leave to 26 weeks.
Australia’s got talent - Inclusive recruitment the key to unlock the potential of those overlooked and underleveraged.
Media releases
20 Oct 2022
Australia is experiencing the lowest unemployment rate in almost 50 years. This, along with record-high employment, means that nearly a third of Australian organisations are saying they can’t find suitable staff to fill jobs.
Federal Government’s improved Parental Leave Policy - great step forward for families and employers.
Media releases
19 Oct 2022
Diversity Council Australia (DCA) has welcomed the pre-budget announcement by the federal government that they will be increasing government funded paid parental leave to 26 weeks.
DCA Welcomes Positive News About Positive Duties
Media releases
27 Sep 2022
Diversity Council Australia (DCA) has today welcomed news that the federal government is moving to implement many of the remaining legislative changes recommended by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins in her [email protected] report.
New project to take an intersectional approach to women in leadership
Media releases
08 Sep 2022
DCA, SSI and CEW have received funding under the Women's Leadership and Development Program for a project to address the systemic barriers restricting CARM women’s upward mobility into leadership roles in Australian organisations.
Diversity and Inclusion – At the Summit and on the sidelines.
Media releases
30 Aug 2022
Supporting people at work after pregnancy loss
Diversity Matters
17 Aug 2022
There is much that workplaces can be doing to support employees who have experienced a pregnancy loss.
The gender pay gap nears $1 billion per week
Media releases
13 Jul 2022
The latest edition of She’s Price(d)less: The economics of the gender pay gap shows that accounting for labour force participation rates and incomes, the national pay gap is estimated at $966m per week or $51.8b per year.
Diversity Council Australia welcomes Directors to its Board
Media releases
01 Jul 2022
DCA is delighted to announce the outcome of director elections at its Annual General Meeting of its members.
Business has a role in addressing domestic abuse – DCA Oration with Jess Hill
Media releases
31 May 2022
Walkey award-winning investigative journalist and author, Jess Hill, addresses businesses about their role in addressing the complex issue of domestic abuse at Diversity Council Australia’s annual Anna McPhee Memorial Oration on Diversity & Inclusion.
New research finds 4 in 10 Australian workers silent about mental health at work
Media releases
19 May 2022
Four out of every ten Australian workers who reported poor mental health in the past year didn’t talk about it at work, new research from Diversity Council Australia has found.
New Australian research shows businesses how to address racism at work
Media releases
21 Mar 2022
In response to the global push for racial justice in 2020, Diversity Council Australia studied the barriers facilitating racism in Australian workplaces and key anti-racism actions to address racism at work effectively.
Diversity and inclusion skills needed to optimise artificial intelligence in recruitment
Media releases
02 Mar 2022
Monash University and Diversity Council Australia, with Hudson RPO, are undertaking a series of ground-breaking studies exploring the impact of unconscious bias on recruitment and selection decisions that use artificial intelligence.