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Today’s workforce is comprised of people from numerous cultural, ethnic, religious, and national backgrounds and identities. Increasingly, organisations are recognising the value of cultural diversity, cultural capability, and global workforce experience.
Organisations that are culturally diverse and inclusive can broaden their strategic perspective, identify and enter new local and global markets, innovate, achieve business goals in culturally diverse business settings, and generate high performing multi-national and multicultural teams.
In this section you will find information about key definitions and the state of play for cultural diversity in Australia, the business case for cultural diversity and inclusion, some leading practices for creating culturally diverse and inclusive workplaces, case studies, and additional resources and reading on cultural diversity.
Overview
Explore definitions, key issues, and the state of play.
The Case for Action
Find out why your organisation should take action.
Leading Practice
Learn how to take a leading practice approach.
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Latest Articles - Culture & Religion
Celebrating International Day for People of African Descent
Why your workplace should celebrate International Day for People of African Descent as an inclusive workplace practice.
Measuring Cultural Diversity
The census gives us an overview of Australia’s population, but it doesn’t tell us about the richness of who we are, how we identify and how others identify us.
Why businesses are a refuge for asylum seekers and refugees
As we stop and reflect this World Refugee Day it is important to consider the role of the corporate sector in creating inclusive opportunities for welcoming and settling refugees.
Refugee inclusion and a values-driven culture – Ikea Australia
Case study on how refugee inclusion empowered Ikea Australia to create a value-driven culture and better serve its customers.
Racism at work: a call to anti-racist action for Australian organisations
DCA report “Racism at Work” centres the voices of people who have experienced racism, and provides an Australian-specific framework for understanding and addressing it.
We need to talk about racism at work
DCA’s Lisa Annese, Ming Long and Virginia Mapedzahama urge organisations and employees to use appropriate language when talking about discrimination in the workplace.