Discrimination

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Health & Medicine

It's time to improve employment for Australians with disability

New research finds that for people with disability, working in a job that's a good match for their skills and needs can improve mental health. But the reverse is also true

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Politics & Society

When AI gets it wrong, workers suffer

AI can be just as discriminatory in the workplace as any human manager and the law needs to catch up to this new reality

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Education

The importance of allies on IDAHOBIT Day

While increased visibility of the LGBTQIA SB+ community aims to promote acceptance, it can inadvertently increase stigma, highlighting the need for strong allies on days of awareness

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Sciences & Technology

The women putting the intelligence in artificial intelligence

It’s crucial that women play a role in AI innovation and education to combat gender discrimination and marginalisation globally

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Arts & Culture

Empowering disabled talent in the Australian screen industry

A new report highlights discrimination and inaccessibility for disabled film and television workers, creating missed opportunities for the industry

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Health & Medicine

Removing barriers to participation for people with disability

Policies focussed on removing barriers to participation could substantially improve health and wellbeing for people with disability

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Politics & Society

Reimagining age equality at work

There’s an ambivalence in age discrimination law. Now, age equality needs a voice to ensure a more equal future in the workplace

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Health & Medicine

Challenging five years of transphobia

The real-world impact of the ‘transgender debate’ is unrelenting on Australia’s trans community, however, small but visible acts of allyship can go a long way

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Sciences & Technology

Challenging decisions made by algorithm

If an algorithm makes a decision about you that you think is unfair, a lack of process can make it difficult to challenge, appeal or even contest that decision

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Politics & Society

Protecting staff at parliament house

We should expect Australia’s Parliament to comply with their own workplace health, safety and anti-discrimination laws when it comes to protecting the people who work there

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