Your fortnightly newsletter from DCA. Together towards inclusion. |
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Canva Pride Collective gives its people even more to celebrate |
Are you looking for more ways to uplift and empower your LGBTQ+ workers? Take a look at how our member Canva runs its Employee Research Group (ERG), the Canva Pride Collective. |
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Canva's approach shows what is possible when an ERG is properly resourced and embedded in a workplace. Our research shows a whopping 39 percent of LGBTIQ+ workers reported being sometimes, often or always left out of work-based social gatherings, compared with 29 percent of non-LGBTIQ+ workers. |
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So, coinciding with Pride Month this June, we are highlighting the Canva experience to encourage you to re-examine the role of not just your LGBTQ+ ERG, but all your ERGs so they better meet the needs of the people they represent. |
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"As a D&I practitioner, supporting Pride ERGs and helping build the frameworks around them has been a meaningful part of my work. I’ve been able to shape spaces that encourage connection, shared experiences, and inclusion, while also seeing firsthand the impact they have on people. Watching others feel more confident, supported, and able to show up as themselves has been incredibly rewarding. As a gay man, that’s landed in a personal way too - it reinforces the importance of visibility and belonging, and reminds me how powerful it is to create environments where people feel psychologically safe and genuinely included."
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- Rob Larisch-Morgan (he/him), DCA Member Engagement Manager |
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Build and lead an ERG that matters by signing up to DCA's new Knowledge Program
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Our new knowledge program, Employee Resource Groups and Networks, is a one-hour course that teaches you the skills to build and run an ERG that both supports inclusion and strengthens your organisation's diversity efforts. This program is perfect for ERG chairs and committee members, D&I practitioners, D&I champions, People and Capability & HR practitioners, and employees interested in setting up ERGs in their workplace. |
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What is all the buzz about psychosocial safety at work? |
Psychosocial safety at work matters. It means people feel they belong and can do their best work. We've distilled the key takeaways from our recent psychosocial safety event and provided some key resources in a new blog post. |
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Case study: Getting ahead at BHP – how women now represent 40% of its workforce
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Earlier this year, BHP became the first global, listed mining company to achieve gender balance across its employee workforce and reach its aspirational 40 percent female representation target ahead of schedule. |
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Our latest case study examines how BHP achieved this major milestone, and how it marks a new chapter for BHP with gender balance now recognised as a competitive advantage. Learn how BHP navigated a constrained talent market to meet this goal and how different perspectives are shaping its activities.
Join us to delve deeper in next week's Case Study Conversation - Tuesday 15 June, online at 12:30pm AEST. |
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Put D&I first this end of financial year |
Here’s how DCA can help you get ahead of your inclusion goals before the end of this financial year. |
Upskill by booking a Knowledge Program with our pay now, schedule later option |
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Enhance the skills and expertise of your teams and leaders with DCA's Knowledge Programs. Our evidence-based training sessions, delivered by our team of experienced and dynamic facilitators, are available both as virtual or in-person sessions. You can take advantage of our pay now, schedule later option to allocate any additional budget before the financial year ends. See our programs.
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Lock in your Inclusive Employer Index participation now |
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Gain a detailed profile of your employees’ diversity and their experiences of inclusion and exclusion, benchmarked against the Australian workforce and our DCA member organisations. Once registered, you can send the survey to your employees at any point between 1 July and 30 September, with results available in real time on our user-friendly dashboard. Register to take part now.
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Explore DCA’s Speaker Bureau |
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Great conversations can create real change for inclusion when they're grounded in evidence. Our Speaker Bureau connects you with trusted experts who draw on Australia's leading D&I research to deepen understanding and inspire practical action. Whether you need a keynote, a panelist or a tailored session - in person, virtual or hybrid - our experts bring insight and credibility across a wide range of topics. See our speakers and topics.
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Help shape our Gender Equity and Sexual Harassment Knowledge Program |
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We are inviting you to sponsor the development and delivery of our upcoming Knowledge Program on Gender Equity and Sexual Harassment, launching in August 2026. Sponsorship offers strong visibility and meaningful alignment with this important topic. It also gives you the opportunity to help shape a program that supports more inclusive and safer workplaces across Australia. Email sponsorships@dca.org.au for more information.
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2026 Annual General Meeting
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All key contacts from DCA member organisations are invited to DCA’s 2026 Annual General Meeting at 9.30am on Thursday 25 June 2026 with options to attend in-person in either Sydney or Melbourne or online via MS Teams. Key contacts can register to attend the meeting and download relevant documents such as the Notice of Meeting, Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ending December 2025. |
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Multifaith workplace inclusion: Yes, you. We want you! |
Are you a D&I practitioner with experience in multifaith inclusion? If so, consider joining our advisory panel. Across one or two meetings, we will ask for your insights, advice and feedback on the update of our resources in this area. If you want to go a step further, we invite you to contribute a short case study on how they are leading efforts in this area.
Read more and submit an expression of interest by Tuesday 23 June. |
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Date: Monday 15 June 2026
Time: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm AEST |
Date: Tuesday 23 June 2026
Time: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm AEST |
Date: Tuesday 30 June 2026
Time: 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm AEST |
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Diversity Council Australia is proudly supported by |
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Diversity Council Australia Limited
Hub Customs House Level 4, 31 Alfred St
Sydney NSW 2000 |
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