Saturday Magazine

Nevena and Macca talk to Dr Leonora Risse, an economist who specialises in gender equality. Her research focuses on gender gaps in the workforce, including the gender pay gap and women’s under-representation in leadership.

Australia’s gender pay gap has been shrinking year by year, but is still over 20% among Australia’s private companies, a new national report card shows.

But that gender gap is even bigger at 25% among chief executive officers, according to figures collected for the first time in 2023–24.

And the widest gap of all is among older workers, with women in their late 50s typically earning $53,000 less each year than men the same age.

The release of the scorecard coincides with the federal government announcing it will introduce legislation this week requiring employers to set gender targets for boards, for narrowing the pay gap and for providing flexible work hours.

Dr Risse engages regularly with governments and organisations on gender equality issues, including evidence-based policies to close gender gaps and how to apply a “gender lens” to economic analysis and policy design.

Dr Risse is an Associate Professor in the School of Politics, Economics and Society at the University of Canberra, and a Research Fellow with the Women’s Leadership Institute Australia, and serves as an Expert Panel Member on gender pay equity for the Fair Work Commission.

https://theconversation.com/women-are-still-being-paid-almost-30-000-a-year-less-than-men-and-the-gap-widens-with-age-243941

Image courtesy of  The Conversation.

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Nevena and Macca are joined by Dr Justin Ellis, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Newcastle School of Law and Justice, as they discuss

Justin’s latest article, about how Trump could target the LGBTIQA+ community.

https://theconversation.com/how-could-donald-trump-target-the-lgbtq-community-project-2025-is-a-ready-blueprint-for-discrimination-243254

Dr Justin Ellis is a lecturer in criminology at the Newcastle School of Law and Justice. His research into digiqueer criminology critically analyses the relationship between digital media technology, criminal justice, and queer representation and resistance. His broader research focus is on the relationship between digital technologies on institutional accountability and responsible government. His scholarship on these issues is regularly published in high-ranking internationally peer-reviewed journals. Justin’s latest book Representation, Resistance and the Digiqueer: Fighting for Recognition in Technocratic Times draws on debate over gender, procreation, religion, nationalism and tech-regulation, to consider the effects of surveillance technologies such as platform biometrics and algorithmic governance on LGBTQ+ agency. Justin’s 2021 monograph Policing Legitimacy: Social Media, Scandal and Sexual Citizenship, critically analyses the relationship between LGBTQ identity-based rights claims, police accountability, and the regulation of digital platforms.

Twitter@ justRellis

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Nevena and Macca are joined live on air by Aiv Puglielli, Greens MP for Northern Metropolitan,  as they discussed Pill Testing Trial

Aiv, recently raised concerns with the Vic Police Commissioner about how pill testing will be conducted over Summer and specifically with sniffer dogs on site. They currently plan to still have sniffer dogs there but no plan on how this will correspond so that people can safely test their drugs.

He was also asked about the police statements regarding the pride march for next year, which Aiv discussed with Maccca and Nevena.

https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/paec

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Nevena and Macca are joined live on air, by Richard Keane, from Living Positive to discuss World AIDS Day on 1st  of December and what people can do to get involved.

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Macca and Nevena are joined live on air by Zoe Daniel, Independent MP for Goldstein, as they discuss parliamentary donation reform and age verification on social media and so much more.

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Macca and Nevena are joined live in the studio by the author of the Marriage Equality Bill, WA Liberal Senator Dean Smith, as they discuss parliament donation reform, federal parliament update the merits of a healthy two party system; compulsory voting and preferential voting as opposed to the UK’s first-past-the-post system and the USA’s electoral republican voting system.

And age restrictions on social-media.

Senator Smith also discusses a talk he was giving at University of Melbourne on Sir Robert  Menzies and Governors-General appointments during his tenure.

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Macca and Nevena are in the hosting seats this week.

A very special segment starts off this week with WA Senator Dean Smith in the studio and freelance US journalist John Judis discuss the aftermath of Trump’s re-election.

Please also checkout John’s latest article.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/opinion/trump-republicans-realignment.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Fiona and Macca talk to Archie Beetle, CEO of Queer Town.  And winner of the LGBTIQA+ category 2024 Melbourne Awards.

Queer Town is a Melbourne-based, queer-owned and led organisation delivering impactful education, training, and digital content on LGBTIQA+ allyship and inclusion.

Founded by CEO Archie Beetle (they/them) in 2018, Queer Town has become the trusted go-to training provider for leading institutions such as the Australian Ballet, GMHBA, and Cotton On Group. With a proven track record of driving meaningful cultural change in schools, workplaces, and events, both nationally and internationally, Queer Town creates environments where LGBTIQA+ people of all ages feel safe, valued, and celebrated for their authentic selves.

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Fiona and Macca talk to Michael Magazanic about the controversial high-court judgement that states Catholic Priests are not employed by the Church, therefore the Church is not accountable for the actions of abusive priests.

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Fiona and Macca talk to David Locke CEO AFCA, about recent updates and reports on Financial Complaints against Banks, Loan Agencies Banks and Superannuation Firms.

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