Diversity & Inclusion news

International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) is held annually on the 17th of May and aims to raise awareness for the work still needed to combat discrimination.

We want an increasingly diverse APS, where all staff feel like they belong. We want the APS to have a competitive advantage, be an employer of choice for diverse groups of employees, who have unique strengths and perspectives. One way to do this is through establishing employee networks.

In the February edition, we introduced the Affirmative Measure Indigenous Recruitment Pilot project. The project is well underway and is now in phase 2. This phase focusses on co-design and testing the guidance material that’s been developed with resource based solutions that encompass a wide-range of recruitment and diversity practitioners.

The Attitude Foundation’s second television series Perspective Shift is currently airing on ABC Television. The documentary realistically portrays the lives of people with disability, to promote positive change in community attitudes and inclusion. Co-founded by two APS staff, the Foundation’s different approach to inclusion is beginning to make ground.

Global Accessibility Awareness Day is the third Thursday in May each year. The day aims to get everyone talking about digital access and inclusion.

The South Asia Austrade team took a sledge hammer to bias in support of gender parity. The 2022 United Nations theme for International Womens Day, ‘Break the Bias’, invited a charge headed by the South Asia Women’s Network (SAWN).

In this article we introduce you to the APS Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Unit and find out more about their work supporting a whole-of-service capability uplift in mental health and suicide prevention.

As APS offices begin to welcome back more staff, it is likely that some may be feeling apprehensive, uncertain, yet also excited about reconnecting with colleagues and a return to ‘normal’ work routines. Here are some practical tips to support a successful transition back into the workplace.

Andrew Pfeiffer shares his experience working in the APS as a person with disability and establishing the Neurodiversity Network at the Australian Taxation Office.

The Canberra Blind Society is a not-for-profit organisation founded in Canberra in 1958. The mentoring program has been established to help raise awareness is the workplace for vision impaired persons.