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Fossil-fuelled universities


This report examines the extent to which fossil fuel companies are involved in Australian universities, positing that this involvement compromises the integrity of those universities’ research and undermines their independence, impartiality and credibility. It argues that universities should cut ties with fossil fuel companies to protect their independence, as they have ended relationships with tobacco...
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Mind the gap: how unpaid super is deepening retirement inequality for women


Women across Australia continue to miss out on super due to time spent out of the paid workforce. This contributes to an overall gender gap in super balances, which leads to working women in Australia retiring with a quarter less super than men. This structural inequity also means women suffer more acutely from unpaid super.
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Guides for employers and employees


This webpage contains a guide for employers and a guide for employees with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The guide for employers contains information about MS and employing people with MS. The guide for employees contains information about disclosing MS to an employer, management of symptoms at work and implications for career pathways.
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Under pressure: the hidden cost of retail


This report reveals that the Australian retail industry is under pressure with unacceptable psychosocial risks. Based on a survey of more than 11,000 retail workers across nine sectors, it found that inadequate staffing was the number one hazard across the sector. The report proposes a 5-point plan for promoting psychosocial safety.
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Progress report 2022–24


Australia is at the start of a renewed push to improve workplace gender equality sparked by extensive legislative reforms. This report shows in part what employers were doing in anticipation of those reforms, and the opportunities for progress that lie ahead. It details the progress achieved in relation to gender equality indicators from 2022 to...