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Gender Audit: 85% women but are they equally represented at the top?
ACOSS CEO, Dr Cassandra Goldie encourages "...the whole community services sector to take part in this crucial audit, which promises to shape our vision for the future of gender diversity not only in our sector but also in Australian workplaces more generally.”
The Gender Audit is now open and will run until the 12th December 2011. For more information or to complete the survey, please visit the ACOSS Website.
Advocates for young and vulnerable Australians are optimistic after the federal government announced an increase of $4 a week to people on Newstart and Youth Allowance.
Executive Director of the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition, Andrew Cummings is campaigning for an increase for people on the lowest benefit schemes.
He said he was pleased that this year’s federal budget recognised that Newstart and Youth Allowance provide too little to live on.
