19: Are you free on 27 Aug?
More details on our next CiC event and check out some of our recent team recommendations!
🚨 Have you registered? Our first in-person event in Canberra is next week!
Across all levels of government the public sector is making important strides toward greater racial, cultural, and linguistic diversity. But how do we move beyond recognition and statements of intent to achieve meaningful, systemic change?
Register now for our upcoming Canberra event, ‘From Advocacy to Action: Advancing Racial Diversity in the Public Sector’.
We’ve brought together an exciting lineup of public sector leaders, diversity advocates and policy experts to explore tangible strategies for empowering people of colour - not just to enter public service, but to thrive and lead within it.
Check out our LinkedIn for detailed biographies about each of the panellists.
📖 In the newsroom
New research from ANU suggests that thoughtful, ethical AI implementation has the potential to break down systemic barriers in the workplace – such as the bamboo ceiling faced by Asian Australian migrants.
Vogue Australia engaged Diversity Council Australia and CEO of Diversity Arts Australia to find out how women of colour can navigate the workplace and how employers can create intersectional, organised change.
Participants from the National Centre for Cultural Competence collated a series of examples of anti-racism in action around the globe.
19 Aug marked Equal Pay Day in Australia. The newly-released, landmark report from Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), in collaboration with the Centre for Indigenous People and Work (CIPW), has shed new light on the gender pay gaps experienced by First Nations, migrant, and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women in Australia.
🗓 Events and opportunities
Nominations are open for the inaugural MindTribes Business in Colour Awards 2025. The awards aim to spotlight individuals, organisations and networks championing racial and cultural equity in Australian workplaces. Tickets are also available to attend the awards night on 13 November in Melbourne.
Applications are open for the 2025 Waratah Program WA, a new Asian leadership accelerator program designed for those who aspire to fast-track their leadership journey in politics, government and the public sector. Email info@asianleadershipfoundation.org.au to request an application form.
Nominations for the Victorian Multicultural Awards for Excellence 2025 Nominations close on 27 August. This year, 14 award categories are open for nomination.
The Australian Multicultural Women’s Alliance is inviting women from migrant, refugee and culturally diverse backgrounds across Australia to participate in their National Survey and share their experiences in five key areas: health, care, gender based violence, economic security, and leadership. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the survey.
28 Aug, Sydney: Ming Long AM will speak on AI, class and the future of inclusive workplaces at the 32nd Annual Kingsley Laffer Memorial Lecture. Register here.
16 Oct, Melbourne: Early-bird registrations are open for the Australian Social Cohesion Summit 2025. Spaces are strictly limited due to the interactive nature of the conference. Some of the CiC team will be attending, so let us know if you’ll be there!
9 Sep, Sydney: Registrations are open for the 2025 Financial Review Asia Summit, in partnership with Asia Society Australia, which will bring together top policymakers, investors, and business leaders for powerful discussions shaping the future of Australia-Asia prosperity.
17 Sep, Sydney: Anti-Discrimination NSW will be launching a new Thought Leadership Series. This event will host Chris D’Aeth, acting President of the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW in conversation with the Hon. Tom Bathurst AC KC, Chairperson of the NSW Law Reform Commission.
👍 CiC recommends
Some media that the CiC team having been enjoying lately. We’re always keen to hear your recommendations too, so share them in the comments!
📖 Ghost Cities by Siang Lu
Winner of the Miles Franklin Award 2025.
Written by Chinese Malaysian Australian author Siang Lu, Ghost Cities is a profound and highly imaginative novel that cleverly draws on Chinese history to explore the absurdity of modern life and work.
📖 When Sleeping Women Wake by Emma Pei Yin
Set in 1940s Hong Kong, the novel traces the city’s transformation from a British colony to a Japanese-occupied territory during World War II. The story is told through three alternating perspectives: Mingzhu, a high-born first wife; her daughter, Qiang; and her long-time handmaid/servant, Biyu.
🎥 The Teacher dir. Farah Nabulsi
A Palestinian school teacher struggles to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students and the chance of a new relationship with a volunteer worker.
