People often speak of “diversity” and “inclusion” as if they were interchangeable words, but the truth is that they’re very different concepts. When we speak of workplace diversity, we’re talking about the presence—or absence—of people from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, age brackets, geographic locations, and religious traditions with an assortment of physical…
Top 100 Women brings passionate women in the heavy industry together as an online community. It’s awesome that members are showcased to organisations who want to increase their female participation and may not know what talent is out there. There are so many ways we can move the dial to see more women enter our…
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A father-of-four who is dying in a Brisbane hospital will only be allowed to see one of his children a final time as a result of coronavirus border rules between New South Wales and Queensland. Mark Keans, 39, is battling cancer from his hospital bed and has been told it is unlikely he will survive…
It is so easy to be consumed by your career. We are often so focused on all the milestones and accomplishments that we have yet to achieve that we forget about all those key skills we need in order to get there. So, what are they? What do we want to achieve? Do we have…
Australia is currently experiencing a catastrophic tradie shortage and it’s not going to change any time soon due to coronavirus restrictions on people entering the country. Apprentice commencement numbers have dived 33 per cent since the start of the pandemic and 16,000 apprenticeships have been cancelled or suspended since March. It’s expected more than 100,000…
as presented by Top 100 Women Step up or step down – Some people will choose to remain stagnant, but you are destined for something more than mediocre, GROW! Judge someone based on their actions, not their beliefs. When someone shows you who they are, believe them! You should always trust your instincts. Life is…
Cbus will invest up to $10 million in a NSW pilot that puts industry super funds into social housing development for the first time and expands the funding available to community housing providers beyond the federal government’s National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation. Funding for the pilot project – open to tender for providers this…
More than 1100 Victorians have applied for the $25,000 HomeBuilder grants in the past week. Despite the rapid uptake, even with Melbourne under a stage four lockdown, industry groups are warning they will need an extension of the federal government’s $680m scheme to avert a builder “bloodbath” as a result of COVID-19. It comes as…
Coronavirus’ after effects will be felt across Australia’s home building industry for a decade to come. But for those wanting a new house, the virus legacy is expected to mean faster construction and cheaper prices in the next few years. A new Housing Industry Association economic and industry outlook report released today has flagged new…