Australia cannot end workplace sexual harassment unless governments and employers confront how racism, class, disability and insecure work compound discrimination, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Dr Anna Cody has warned in a powerful National Press Club address. “We still have a fairly limited, narrow understanding of sexual harassment… power gets used by […]
Australia has made strides in gender equality at work, but racism remains one of corporate Australia’s biggest blind spots. The new Business in Colour Awards aim to change that. Launching this November, the inaugural awards will celebrate excellence in anti-racism, cultural strength, and inclusive leadership across Australia’s public and private […]
The Victorian government has launched a new statutory body, Multicultural Victoria, tasked with developing safety plans for communities affected by serious and distressing events. Premier Jacinta Allan and Minister for Multicultural Affairs Ingrid Stitt announced the initiative on Tuesday, alongside the release of Victoria’s landmark Multicultural Review. Headed by a […]
Victoria has become the first state in Australia to formally table treaty legislation in parliament, marking a historic step towards recognising and empowering the state’s First Peoples. The Statewide Treaty Bill was introduced in parliament on Tuesday afternoon. If passed, it will enshrine the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria as […]
Smoke curled skyward from the sacred fires at Camp Sovereignty on Saturday as thousands gathered for a “Sovereign Day Out” in Melbourne’s Kings Domain. Days after a violent attack on the site shocked the nation, the mood was transformed into one of healing, resilience and unity. Families, activists, and allies […]
Two boys have been killed in Melbourne’s outer-west after being attacked by a group of masked men, sparking grief across the community and renewed debate over youth crime. Both victims were African-Australian friends, aged just 12 and 15, whose deaths have shaken families and intensified calls for answers from authorities. […]
Australia’s streets turned into battlegrounds on Sunday as far-right agitators, fringe conspiracy theorists and self-styled “patriots” rallied under the banner of March for Australia. In Melbourne, the city’s heart was choked by a sea of Australian flags and anti-immigration placards, the rally led by extremists including a neo-Nazi who proudly […]
Warning: This article contains the names and details of deceased Aboriginal people. The family of Warlpiri man Kumanjayi White has launched a landmark federal court case against the Northern Territory government, alleging police officers used unlawful and unreasonable force that led to his death inside an Alice Springs supermarket. White, […]
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters have filled the streets of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in one of Australia’s largest coordinated demonstrations, held just days after the United Nations confirmed famine in Gaza. Organisers estimated crowds of about 100,000 in both Melbourne and Sydney, while in Brisbane they put the […]
