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.
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.
The employment of women in Queensland stands to be uniquely impacted by artificial intelligence.
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”.
On 14 October 2023 Australians will head to the polls to vote on a Voice to Parliament.
BRQ thanks our outgoing CEO Fiona Hunt for all her great work, and welcomes new CEO Kara Cook!
A selection of videos highlighting our work in Western Qld
We are launching a campaign to Save our Working Womens Centres and are seeking your support.
Despite this month’s federal budget pledging $3.2 billion to women, a critical front-line service has lost much of its funding and will likely close before the end of the year.
Women’s workplace centres say they will be forced to close or drastically reduce services if they are ignored in Tuesday’s federal budget.
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