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AHRC calls for long-overdue Human Rights Act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The criminalisation of homosexuality. Entrenched sex discrimination. The White Australia policy and more," he said. The assessment covers six topics in detail: democratic freedoms, social ...

Automated systems need rigorous adjustment for aged care

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... Australia's human rights framework requires the government and decision-makers to respect equality and guard against discrimination, and those standards remain in place even when technology is introduced. "Responsibility remains with the public institutions ...

How investors can navigate ESG-related investments with AI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... improve efficiency, reduce emissions or expand access to services, others may create "serious risks", including discrimination, labour displacement, cybersecurity vulnerabilities and more. "AI is not a single technology; it covers a wide range of tools ...

Gender pay gap costs economy $66bn: KPMG Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... participation, this contributed 26% to the pay gap. Some 55% of the pay gap was driven by gender-related influences such as discrimination and recruitment bias. The HILDA data also showed women were more likely to be employed on a casual basis or working ...

Wealth inequality "moderate" in Australia: World Inequality Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... earn per working hour, accounting for both paid and unpaid activities. "These findings reveal not only persistent discrimination but also deep inefficiencies in how societies value and allocate labour," the research said. In Australia, women comprise ...

New fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... said. Grant funding deployed alongside the fund is used to train financial institution employees to address gender discrimination and adopt inclusive policies and practices. Notably, the first fund supported training for almost 3000 financial staff in ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... consumers and allow Australians to make genetic testing decisions based on their health rather than fears of financial discrimination." A 2017 paper from the Actuaries Institute found even a slight increase in the number of people undergoing genetic ...

NAB funds DEI workplace research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... 1000 workers. The first study in 2020, outlined the improvements required to create workplaces free of racism, discrimination and bias. Nareen Young, professor of Indigenous policy at Jumbunna and dean of the UTS Business School, said the 2020 report ...

AI toolkit to protect human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... rights, as digital privacy is invaded, intellectual property is stolen, algorithms are trained by human bias, and discrimination and deepfake pornography proliferates the internet. If AI is not done right, investors may be exposed to reputational damage ...

Minorities to have bigger say under Positive Duty regime: Rio Tinto

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... especially for minorities, delegates at the ACSI conference heard last Thursday. Kate Jenkins, the former Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner; Christine O'Reilly, non-executive director at BHP; and Kellie Parker, chief executive for Australia ...
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