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How bad is prejudice and discrimination in Australia?

While many Australians might like to think that Australia is the land of the “fair go”, the statistics suggest this is no longer the case. Indigenous women make up 2% of Australia’s population and yet are 34% of the women behind bars. While 10% of AFL players are Aboriginal or Torres Strait islanders, only 3 […]

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Visiting Centurion University

Nine of our team recently went to India on a study tour visiting Centurion University and a number of associated social enterprises and community projects. We had an amazing time and learnt a lot about methods of community engagement, community-led development and capacity building. Why visit Centurion University? Based in the Indian state of Odisha, […]

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Celebrating inclusive employment

On this International Day of People with Disability we celebrate the achievements of Centurion University who have an amazing partnership with India’s largest coffee chain, Café Coffee Day, leading to the employment of hundreds of differently abled young people. Centurion has adapted its Coffee Brew Master program to meet the needs of differently abled students, […]

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Disruptive Ideas Forum – Collaboration Challenges

On Thursday 24th of October, the team at Wendy Brooks & Partners presented the final event in our 2019 Disruptive Ideas Forum Series. The Disruptive Ideas Forum is an accessible capacity building event for social purpose organisations that tackles a range of themes of relevance to the sector – from fundraising innovation, to social procurement, […]

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What will the world look like when climate change is counteracted?

How many of us have a clear picture of what our lives will be like if we prevent the worst effects of climate change? Will it be the same as now or different? How? For some people solving the climate crisis means limiting global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius, for some that means reducing […]

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