Your fortnightly newsletter from DCA. Together towards inclusion. |
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Hi everyone, It's NAIDOC Week! |
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Age inclusion – put our eye-opening insights into action |
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Last week, we launched an impactful report on age inclusion in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). The report, Age, Assumptions and Access at Work: Employee Experiences of Age Inclusion in the Workplace, explores one of the forgotten areas of D&I, but it demonstrates clearly why age inclusion matters – and what workplaces can do about it. |
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Team members can use the insights to reflect on personal assumptions and their team’s norms and everyday behaviours.
- HR and D&I practitioners can review recruitment, development, flexibility and complaint processes, and strengthen D&I policies and strategies.
- We also encourage leaders to be age inclusion champions, and make age a focus of culture, career development and flexibility strategies.
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Breaking down barriers to leadership for culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) women |
Realise. Inspire. Support. Energise. (RISE) was a first-of-its-kind partnership between DCA, Settlement Services International and Chief Executive Women. From 2022 to 2026, the project worked with CARM women from 25 organisations to diagnose and address key systemic barriers preventing them from reaching senior leadership.
The RISE Project Insights Report captures what was implemented and what is beginning to shift for those who participated, with a focus on what really worked for both CARM women and the organisations. It also highlights the unexpected challenges and tensions encountered throughout the project, offering a realistic account of organisational change and what it takes to create sustainable progress. Be among the first to explore the findings. |
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How DuluxGroup embeds inclusion through leadership, action and accountability
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As part of celebrating NAIDOC Week, we’ve shared how our member DuluxGroup shapes their inclusion work through strong leadership, practical action and accountability. We also showcase their Reconciliation Strategy and how it builds genuine, long term relationships with First Nations communities in the regional areas where many of their stores are located. |
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| Wall to Wall Festival 2025, Mordi Village.
Credit photographer @flashstudio. |
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Gain the insights to drive real change with DCA’s Inclusive Employer Index
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Do you want to better understand employee experiences and identify opportunities to strengthen inclusion in your workplace? Participating in our Inclusive Employer Index provides you with robust data, benchmarking and actionable insights to support evidence-based D&I strategies. |
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“At Genea, we help build families in all their modern diversity, so inclusion isn't an aspiration for us, it's the nature of the work. Being recognised by DCA as an Inclusive Employer for two years running tells us our people experience the same belonging we strive to create for every patient who walks through our doors. The Index gives us honest data, and our teams give us honest feedback - both keep us improving.” |
Andy Brown, HR & Corporate Services Director, Genea |
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Member exclusive - ends 15 October |
Trial a Knowledge Program for $200 - credited back in full when you make a group booking |
Experience an expert-led session live before booking for your whole team. Every dollar of your registration comes off a future group booking of the same program. |
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New: embed intersectionality in your D&I strategy |
Our new Knowledge Program, Intersectionality Fundamentals, helps you understand intersectionality dynamics, reduce unintended inequities, and apply an intersectional lens to policies, practices and everyday decision. |
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Build the knowledge, skills and awareness of your whole team across a range of diversity and inclusion topics, delivered by expert facilitators. |
| Book highly regarded, sought-after speakers on diversity and inclusion from DCA's senior leadership team and subject matter experts. |
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2025 Annual report now available |
Click here to review our 2025 Annual Report. It highlights the collective impact of our members and the progress we’ve made together over the past year. |
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Member benefit: Join us at the Women in Leadership Summit |
DCA is partnering with the Women in Leadership Summit 2026 being held 1–3 September across Australia. The Summit brings leaders together to explore leadership, influence and career progression. Employees of DCA members can also access an exclusive discount code. |
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Date: Thursday 13 August 2026
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm AEST |
Date: Wednesday 26 August 2026
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm AEST |
Date: Thursday 3 September 2026
Time: 2:00 pm to 3:00 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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