A report exploring the working conditions of pregnant employees and parents has been released today, calling for major changes in Australian workplaces to counter the “vast discrimination and disadvantage” experienced…
Researchers from the QUT School of Justice, Professor Michael Flood and Ph.D. candidates Maree Crabbe and Kelsey Adams, drew on a nationally representative survey of 1,985 Australians aged 15 to…
In a region with Western Australia’s worst domestic violence statistics, hundreds of people took to the streets on Friday in a bid to call for change. The Ochre Ribbon March…
The stale scent of mould hits Elaine’s nostrils before she even gets through the front door of her social housing flat — a stark reminder she is not living the…
When Jane met her partner as a teenager, she saw him as a protector and one of the “rare decent guys out there”. However, the feeling of safety quickly left after…
The moment the tips of my fingers detected a lump in my breast, a white, cold fear flooded through me. It was a nondescript day during the usual end-of-year chaos, so…
Queensland’s first Pink Sleepbus will provide vulnerable women and children a safe place to rest on the Sunshine Coast next month. A specialised service providing “compassion and a hand up”,…
When two police officers arrived at Bianca’s* front door in the middle of a cold winter’s night last year, she assumed they were coming to tell her they’d taken out…
Queensland University of Technology’s vice-chancellor has defended the decision to remove all references to “merit” from its hiring policy. Staff were told about the move via an internal email, which…
Kirsten Drier is breaking barriers in more ways than one. Ten years ago, she was afraid her disability would be a barrier to getting a job. “People just don’t understand…
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