BRQ News & Events
Recent News
Welcoming Our New CEO, James Farrell
Basic Rights Queensland is excited to welcome our new CEO, James Farrell. James has a long history of fighting for the rights of those who need it most, with over a decade in community legal centres, including as the manager/principal lawyer of Victoria’s Homeless Persons Legal Clinic and director of Community Legal Centres Queensland.
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Albanese Government Affirms Working Women’s Centres with New Funding
Working Women’s Centres (WWC) have been funded in every state and territory. The Albanese Government has provided additional funding for established centres in South Australia, Queensland and Northern Territory, as well as providing funding to establish Working Women’s Centres in states and territories that don’t currently have one.
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The Future of Work: How AI Will Impact Working Women in Queensland
The employment of women in Queensland stands to be uniquely impacted by artificial intelligence.
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Issues facing women aged 45+ in the workforce
WWQ recently partnered with the UQ Probono Centre on a literature review report, “Issues facing women aged 45+ in the workforce and their lack of representation in leadership roles”.
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2023 Referendum
On 14 October 2023 Australians will head to the polls to vote on a Voice to Parliament.
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Welcome to our new CEO Kara Cook
BRQ thanks our outgoing CEO Fiona Hunt for all her great work, and welcomes new CEO Kara Cook!
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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.