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Gender diversity in corporate Australia stalling: CEW Census

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... inclusive. CEW chief executive Lisa Annese said the absence of women at the top would perpetuate barriers throughout the workforce. She notes that as corporates globally witness a rollback of diversity initiatives "the decisions made by our largest companies ...

Fortescue, Climate Energy Finance call to reform fossil fuel subsidy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... emissions, it would drive the greening of the Australian mining industry - including underpinning capacity building of our workforce and even domestic battery manufacturing capacities - boosting productivity, bolstering energy security, and aligning ...

Global X ETFs on a hiring spree, readies for $12bn FUM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... Addressing gender equity in the workplace, he also pointed out that women account for nearly 50 per cent of Global X's workforce and more women than men are part of the leadership team. "Our commitment to ensuring diversity across the business has been ...

Female participation in the workforce hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.2% in July, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by 25,000 people and the number of unemployed decreasing by 10,000 people, the unemployment rate ...

Victoria looks to enshrine work from home rights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... to work from home two days a week. Allan said the plan will not only save workers' money but will also enable greater workforce participation and cut congestion. "We will not stand by while workers - especially women, single mums, carers - get punished ...

HESTA calls for reforms to help women in retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... modelled to retire this year. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said the modelling, which factored in time out of the workforce to care for children and part-time work, demonstrated the significant impact on retirement balances from the higher super ...

Return to office will harm careers, businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... Consulting managing director Victoria Butt said, is that return to office mandates will harm a significant proportion of the workforce. "The people that are going to be impacted the most by the return to office mandates are the very people that we have ...

Climate reporting brings skilled workers to the fore

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... skills could earn up to 13% more. Surveying some 436 businesses across Australia, RMIT's Towards a Green-Skilled Workforce report indicates that 56% are concerned about climate change's financial impact within the next decade. However, many are ...

ESG experts' earning potential revealed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... concern is that younger and lower-income professionals are signalling dissatisfaction. If not addressed, this risks future workforce attrition and weak succession pipelines. This is especially problematic when we consider the value that younger or early-career ...

HESTA progresses gender diversity targets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... Diversity in Investment Management 2024 progress survey, HESTA said women now make up 28% of the investment management workforce across its external managers. This is up 4% when compared to 2022 and 11% since the survey first began in 2018. Based on ...