BRQ News & Events
Recent News
The Future of Work
The Australian Parliament has just released its report, The Future of Work, on the rapid development and uptake of automated decision making and machine learning techniques in the workplace. Read more about the inquiry here. This is an important step toward ensuring that we keep pace with digital changes and protect workers’ rights along the … Read More
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WWQ looking forward to contributing to national research project BRIDGES AT WORK
Workplace sexual harassment remains a pervasive and deeply entrenched issue across industries in Australia. Despite legal reforms and workplace policies, traditional prevention approaches have struggled to create meaningful change. This is why Working Women Queensland (WWQ) is proud to be a key partner in a groundbreaking national research project designed to cultivate systemic safety and … Read More
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Endorsing community legal centres’ evidence-based approach
Basic Rights Queensland has joined with 13 other community legal centres, to make a submission to the Justice, Integrity and Community Safety Committee’s inquiry into the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024.
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AGM celebrates 2023-24 achievements and impact
On Wednesday, 23 October 2024, Basic Rights Queensland (BRQ) hosted its Annual General Meeting (AGM), bringing together staff, volunteers, and supporters to celebrate a year of incredible achievements and reflect on the positive impact BRQ continues to have in the community.
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Improving accessibility of paid DFV leave
This week saw the release of the Independent Statutory Review of the Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Act 2022.
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Costs reform a gamechanger in access to justice in discrimination claims
The Power to Prevent Coalition (which includes Basic Rights Queensland) welcomes the costs reforms passed by parliament on 19 September 2024. The Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill implements recommendation 25 of the Respect@Work Report and adopts a modified equal access costs model in federal anti-discrimination law in Australia, addressing a key barrier … Read More
Read MoreCurrent Campaigns
Newstart is not working.
$40 per day is too low to give people the support they need to get through tough times and into suitable, paid work.
Join the campaign to Raise the Rate and get Newstart working.
Say No To Cashless Welfare
So-called “cashless welfare” is an attack on the rights and dignity of all unemployed people.
Join in resisting this legislation.