Your heritage… pass it on!

Australian Heritage Week runs from 11-19 April. It is a national celebration of Australia’s shared heritage. All communities are encouraged to get involved with planning and hosting a range of activities to showcase local heritage to the rest of the country.

It starts with us

National Youth Week (NYW) from 10-19 April is the largest celebration of young people in Australia. The winners for the 2015 National Youth Awards will be announced on 16 April.

Go Blue for Autism

Every year on 2 April iconic buildings across Australia and around the world turn their lights blue for World Autism Awareness Day. You can use #LIUB to share your experience across social media.

What is your vision for Australia?

Today we are reaching out to every Australian as we embark on a major initiative to create a narrative and execute a vision for Australia. For this we want your input – your voice will be heard. At Global Access Partners (GAP) we have been running advisory bodies and policy consultations for 14 years. We have a strong online community. And now we are bringing it all together to create a synthesis of your views on the future of Australia.

Globalisation of Education

Global Mindset is presenting its 13th conference on Globalisation of Education/Skills Training on 25 March 2015 in Sydney. It will present more than 30 leaders from Australia, USA, Canada, Latin America Singapore, Malaysia and India on a number of themes.

Join the debate on security and privacy

The proposition is ‘Only the wicked need fear government spying’ on 31 March in Sydney at the first IQ2 debate of 2015.

Be brave and shave

Get sponsored to shave your hair between 12-15 March 2015 and support the Leukaemia Foundation in helping people with blood cancer. If you are not quite brave enough, you can always colour your hair instead.

A risk based approach to privacy

The International Association of Privacy Professionals iappANZ is hosting an event on 11 February 2015 in Sydney to discuss a risk based privacy framework.

Make a commitment

In the festive season Australians buy more, travel more and eat more than at any other time of the year. This can take a strain not only on our wallets, but also on the environment. Planet Ark again has the 12 dos of Christmas to inspire Aussies to celebrate a Christmas with more joy and less waste.

Investment opportunities for ASEAN countries

The World Trade Institute (University of Bern, Switzerland) invites companies to participate in the online survey which will feed into a study on the two-way foreign direct investment between Australia, New Zealand and ASEAN countries.

Victoria hitting the right note: Music education in schools inquiry

Canberra passes new law on workplace gender equality

The Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, passed by federal parliament on 22 November 2012, is a landmark development on the journey to gender equality in Australian workplaces.

It focuses on gender equality including equal pay between women and men and promotes the elimination of discrimination on the basis of family and caring responsibilities.

The Act is a significant advance on its predecessor, the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999, shifting the focus from equal opportunity for women to gender equality, which is more contemporary and relevant.