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Aussie Workplaces Hotbed for Discrimination

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 9th November 2015 -  Australian workplaces are worse for discrimination than global averages, according to data covering 34 countries.

Young People Facing ‘Intense’ Employment Pressure – Report

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 9th November 2015 -  Seven years after the Global Financial Crisis hit, the event is still creating havoc for young jobseekers, with teenage boys and young men who are in the labor market today more likely to be unemployed, according to a national welfare agency.

GST Reform Fails Fairness Test

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 5th November 2015 -  The lowest paid Australian families would be hit the hardest if the Turnbull Government raises the goods and services tax to 15 per cent, according to new economic modelling.

Homeshare Answer to Growing Cost of Aged Care – Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th November 2015 -  New research by independent think tank, The Australia Institute, shows that around 80 per cent of Australians are worried that they won’t be able to afford aged care services.

Pro Bono Australia’s Impact 25 Launches for 2015

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 5th November 2015 -  For the second time, Pro Bono Australia News readers will choose the 25 most influential people in the social sector.

Financial Advisers Responsive to Impact Investing Demand – Survey

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 4th November 2015 -  A United States survey has found that two out of five financial advisors said they are already offering impact investing to their clients.

Building Inclusion: How Leaders Can Make or Break Diversity

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd November 2015 -  There is room to improve the inclusive leadership capabilities of Australian managers, according to the Diversity Council of Australia.

Opinion

Why Aboriginal People with Disabilities Crowd Australia’s Prisons

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd November 2015 -  Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disability are “managed” by police, courts and prisons due to a lack of appropriate community-based services, according to new research from University of NSW first published in The Conversation.

Women Less Prepared than Men Heading into Retirement

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd November 2015 -  Older working women have an average of $100,000 less in superannuation than their male counterparts, according to figures from one of Australia’s largest super funds.

Australian Workplaces Less Deadly

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd November 2015 -  The number of Australians being killed at work has dropped to the lowest level in over a decade of Federal Government reporting.
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