The award-winning ABC program Employable Me returns to television screens on Tuesday 9 April with a new cast of people seeking meaningful employment. The second series of the program will follow the journeys of nine people with disabilities, including job seekers with autism, Tourette syndrome, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, dwarfism and Down syndrome. Employable Me aims […]
Leaders and executives from Australia’s major banks, insurance companies, super funds, financial sector peak bodies, civil society groups, and academia have collaborated to form the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative. According to its website, the initiative has been established to “set out a roadmap for realigning the finance sector to support greater social, environmental and economic […]
Recent investigations, including a report from the Wall Street Journal (covered here by the ABC), have shown that many health apps are sharing your personal information with other entities. A recent study by the University of Sydney revealed that 79% of surveyed health apps share user data with parent companies such as Amazon, Alphabet (Google’s […]
Eleven organisations have joined together under the campaign Change 4 Autism, led by the Australian Autism Alliance, to advocate ahead of this year’s federal election. The campaign is highlighting four key priorities the organisations feel should be addressed to ensure that Australians with autism receive the support they need. These priorities include eliminating barriers to […]
