Submissions
10 Sep 2019
Diversity Council Australia is proud to reaffirm its support to the United Nations Global Compact and its Ten Principles.
Yes, organisational change is hard to do. Here's why you should still do it …
Blog
26 Jul 2019
Ming Long, Deputy Chair of Diversity Council Australia, Chair of AMP Capital Funds Management talks organisational change.
Counting Culture: It’s about more than asking “Where are you from?”
Opinion pieces
07 May 2019
Australia boasts one of the most multicultural populations in the world. But after almost five decades of multiculturalism we still don’t have clarity around what cultural diversity is and therefore how to best measure and report on this cultural diversity.
Looking at the workplace through a neurodiverse lens
Blog
11 Feb 2019
Neurodiverse people bring different perspectives to work. Here is just one of them ...
Video: Ming Long on why leaders need to fear difference less
Blog
04 Feb 2019
DCA board member Ming Long talks about her passion for diversity and inclusion, and explains why leaders need to fear difference less.
Why we need resilience in the face of backlash to diversity and inclusion
Opinion pieces
28 Jan 2019
DCA CEO Lisa Annese sends a message of support to others who are agitating for change and may be receiving backlash.
The ones to watch in 2019
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.