Marked annually each December, International Day of People with Disabilities aims to raise awareness about the challenges faced by people with disabilities and promote their full and equal participation in all aspects of society. But what does this day mean for the three in five people, or 60 per cent of Australians, who are living […]

In the wake of 2023's disappointing referendum result, there is an even greater sense of urgency to actively listen to First Nations Australians and take proactive steps to support reconciliation so that we can bring about real, tangible outcomes.Join us at our First Nations Insights program for 2024 where we will discuss where to next […]

Join DCA’s Research Director Dr Jane O’Leary and Senior Research Manager Dr Rose D’Almada-Remedios, for the launch of the 4th Inclusion@Work Index.Based on a survey of 3,000 workers in Australia, the Index findings show once again that inclusion matters to workers, and that inclusive environments foster worker wellbeing and performance - but businesses need to […]

Following International Women's Day, our next event will take a look at DCA's new resource on how to deliberately prioritise or centre CARM women's voices in creating diverse and inclusive workplaces.Our research revealed that culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) women’s voices are not centred in matters that directly impact them. And yet these women have […]

The final report of the Disability Royal Commission made a series of recommendations on how to increase the pathways and opportunities for people with disability in the workforce.At our next D&I Insights event, we will hear what needs to change and how employers can do more to provide people with a disability with the opportunity […]

Realise. Inspire. Support. Energise. (RISE) is a visionary project that aims to build pathways to leadership for women from culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) background. Project partners DCA, SSI and CEW are working with a group of employers to implement organisational change interventions that will help address systemic barriers for CARM women in middle management. At this […]

Despite some progress over recent years, Australian women still face deep and broad-ranging gender inequality and continue to shoulder a disproportionate burden of unpaid labour across all spheres of life. DCA will invite a representative of the Federal Government's Women's Economic Equality Taskforce, to discuss the findings of their report on this inequality and their 10-year plan […]