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Changemaker

Every Woman has a Story

Wendy Williams, Monday, 1st August 2016 - Donna de Zwart is CEO of Fitted for Work, the first Australian organisation of its kind, dedicated to helping women experiencing disadvantage get into work and keep it. She is this week’s Changemaker.

Just One Hour of Exercise a Day Could Offset the Risks of Modern Life

Wendy Williams, Monday, 1st August 2016 - Working in an office is as bad for you as smoking but just one hour of exercise a day could help combat the fatal risks of modern life, according to new research.

Reimagining NSW: How the Care Economy Could Help Unclog Our Cities

Ben Spies-Butcher, Monday, 1st August 2016 - The rise of care is the biggest economic story of our time and could help create more rural jobs, writes Ben Spies-Butcher, a lecturer in economy and society, in the department of sociology at Macquarie University, in this article which first appeare

Lack of cultural diversity in Australian leadership roles

Australia’s Top Jobs Lacking Cultural Diversity

Wendy Williams, Friday, 29th July 2016 - Australia’s top jobs are dominated by people with Anglo-Celtic backgrounds in spite of a multicultural society, according to a landmark study on cultural diversity in leadership.

New NFP Model Could Unlock $1.5 Trillion in Super for Affordable Housing

Wendy Williams, Friday, 29th July 2016 - A new initiative for financing affordable housing in Australia could see Not for Profit community housing providers unlock $1.5 trillion in superannuation.

Royal Commissioner Appointed to Investigate NT Youth Detention

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 28th July 2016 - The federal government has appointed former Northern Territory Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian Ross Martin AO to head the royal commission into the state’s child protection and youth detention services.

NSW Needs 100,000 New Homes to Beat Housing Stress

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 28th July 2016 - New South Wales needs 100,000 new social and affordable houses over the next 20 years to prevent decade-long waiting lists blowing out even further, according to a new report from the University of Sydney.

Peak Body Calls for Considered Response to Elder Abuse

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 28th July 2016 - South Australia’s aged care peak body has called for a “considered response” to elder abuse after footage from a hidden camera in an Adelaide nursing home captured a staff member seemingly attempting to suffocate an 89-year-old man with end-sta

Evolving Chair

Prevention Is Better Than a Cure

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 28th July 2016 - Professor Nicholas Cowdery AM QC is the chair of the White Ribbon Australia board. He talks about the board’s commitment to White Ribbon’s vision and purpose in this month’s Evolving Chair

Guide Dogs Australia Voted Most Trusted Charity Brand

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 28th July 2016 - Guide Dogs Australia has been named Australia’s most trusted charity brand in the annual Reader’s Digest poll for the fourth year in a row.

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