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Imagine working in a public-facing role where every day brings the risk of verbal abuse, threats, or even physical harm. For many workers, it’s a reality

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.

WWQ is proud to be a key partner in a groundbreaking national research project designed to cultivate systemic safety and inclusion in workplaces, ultimately preventing sexual harassment before it occurs.

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.

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.

This week saw the release of the Independent Statutory Review of the Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Act 2022.

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

Based on its work supporting women subjected to systemic workplace abuse, Working Women Queensland has welcomed amendments passed by the Queensland Parliament to fight workplace sexual harassment and discrimination.

Join us at the 2024 Working Women Queensland Conference, being held at Barrambin / Victoria Park Function Centre on Tuesday 3 September 2024. A full day conference, followed by an afternoon social event to network and to unpack the day. WWQ is dedicated to using a feminist framework to support women in the workplace, and … Read More

Today (19 August) is Equal Pay Day – 50 days into the new financial year. That’s how many additional days Australian women must work to earn the same, on average, that men did in the last financial year. Each year, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) calculates the day based off average weekly earnings data … Read More