Blog
21 Jan 2019
The key events DCA will be keenly anticipating – and participating in – over the coming twelve months.
Those paid to promote diverse workplaces are rarely diverse themselves
Opinion pieces
10 Jan 2019
DCA CEO Lisa Annese explores why those paid to promote diverse workplaces are rarely diverse themselves.
The Art of Inclusion: Podcast Preview
Podcasts
09 Aug 2018
Listen to a snapshot of the upcoming podcast series.
Airport lounges as a metaphor for diversity and leadership ...
Blog
25 Jul 2018
Lisa Annese reflects on how airport lounges reflect the lack of diversity in leadership in Australia.
Refugee talent: something to think about the next time you hire
Blog
12 Jun 2018
In Australia, 30 per cent of our refugee intake comes from highly-skilled professions and trades. Yet many of them fail to get their training and certification recognised ...
Happy Mardi Gras 2018
Blog
27 Feb 2018
On the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Mardi Gras, more and more organisations are participating to make it the biggest parade yet. But how safe is it for Australians to be out at work? DCA's Policy & Research Manager Cathy Brown asks this question and more in a new blog.
Why should business care about social justice?
Blog
15 Feb 2018
Why should business care about social justice?
Key issues that will define 2018
Blog
04 Jan 2018
This agenda for change agents outlines the key issues that will define 2018
Why people hate on diversity and inclusion (and how to get them not to)
Opinion pieces
14 Dec 2017
Why wouldn’t someone subscribe to the great Australian maxim of a fair go for all?
Senate inquiry into citizenship law changes
Submissions
02 Aug 2017
DCA made a submission in July 2017 to the Senate's inquiry into the Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill, highlighting the potential impact proposed changes could have on Australian business .
You're entitled to your opinion, unless it's not based on fact
Opinion pieces
17 Mar 2017
We must have the courage to call out racism when we see it.
More than ever, Australians must work together to create an inclusive society
Opinion pieces
31 Jan 2017
From advertising to workplaces, in 2017, let’s endeavour to recognise the enormous opportunity that diversity offers all of us.
Why Punk Rock Hair Is Good For Business!
Blog
07 Sep 2016
Successful businesses are ‘innovative’ and ‘creative’. They ‘do things differently’, or claim to. Quite often, however, we expect ‘out-of-the-box thinking’, yet expunge any form of expression.
‘One Nation’ – but a nation for who?
Blog
13 Jul 2016
Pauline Hanson will have a legitimate right to represent her party in the Senate after securing more than 9% of the vote in Queensland. But a right to representation should not be confused with a legitimacy to make inflammatory claims.
Focus on ‘guys’ misses the point(s) of the WordsAtWork campaign
Blog
03 Jun 2016
Our #WordsAtWork campaign is not telling people what they can and can’t say. We are simply asking people to put themselves in someone else’s shoes and look at what they say from another perspective.
Building inclusion - the power of language
Blog
25 Aug 2015
Language can be used to deliberately exclude or attack groups of people, most evident in the case of overt abuse such as racist, sexist or homophobic language, even though those that use such language frequent deny that this was their intention.
2015: Not the year to waste diverse talent
Blog
10 Dec 2014
As 2014 draws to a close, I have been reflecting on the key diversity issues for the year. A recurring theme in Diversity Council Australia’s work has been the issue of merit: are we making the most of diverse talent or are there still barriers to recognising and rewarding them on their merits?
This Harmony Day, do something to make someone new to Australia feel welcome
Blog
19 Mar 2014
Australia will celebrate Harmony Day on 21 March. Katriina Tahka, DCA's Cultural Diversity Director urges everyone to do something on Harmony Day to make someone who has recently arrived in Australia feel welcome.
Little lessons in leadership
Blog
12 Feb 2014
DCA's CEO, Nareen Young, shares the lessons she has learned for women's leadership over six and a half years at the helm of DCA, in her final farewell Blog.
New bullying legislation – when defence is not the best form of attack
Blog
06 Feb 2014
With the introduction of new workplace bullying legislation, many traditionalists are telling employers to commit even more time and money to building defensive risk mitigation strategies to try and avoid liability, but is this really the most effective response, asks DCA's Partnerships and Sponsors