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Indigenous

Employment

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An Australian-first assessment of Indigenous workplace representation, practices, and employee experiences.

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OpinionGeneration One22 May 2022We put the challenge of true Indigenous employment parity to the business leaders of AustraliaTo achieve Indigenous employment parity in our generation, we need 300,000 more Indigenous Australians in work by 2040.

Media ReleaseGeneration One23 May 2022Australian-first Indigenous Employment Index highlights desperate need to close the employment gapAn Australian-first new report offers an insight into Indigenous employment at some of Australia’s largest employers.

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Mapping the world’s plastic pollution

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GUIDANCE ON MODERN SLAVERY RISKS FOR THAI BUSINESSES

The guidance, developed in conjunction with with the Stock Exchange of Thailand and Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking, has launched.

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Released alongside the Guidance, our Modern Slavery Benchmarking Tool provides businesses with a score and tailored report on what they are doing well and how they can improve.

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Walk Free, SET and FAST provide Thai businesses with tools to manage modern slavery risks

Walk Free is proud to partner with the Stock Exchange of Thailand and Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST) to launch the first guidance to assist Thai-listed companies to identify, address and report on modern slavery risks throughout their value chains.

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Global Fishing Index

Assessing the sustainability of the world’s marine fisheries

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Collaborate Against Cancer24 Jun 2022Minderoo Foundation pledges $10 million to state-of-the-art melanoma and cancer centreCancer care for Australians is set to be transformed with work starting on the Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre at The Alfred.

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Media ReleaseNo Plastic Waste01 Jul 2022Minderoo Foundation and Amcor launch partnership to ensure market certainty for plastic wasteThe project aims to accelerate the creation of a circular plastic economy.

No Plastic Waste24 Jun 2022Microplastics found in the vast majority of waters collected by world-renowned yachtsmanScientists have published the full results of the analysis on seawater samples collected by Jon Sanders on his recent circumnavigation of the globe.

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Flourishing Oceans23 Jun 2022Researchers uncover the deepest fish found off AustraliaResearchers at the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre have uncovered the deepest fish off the Australian mainland, more than six kilometres underwater off the southwest coast.

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Flourishing Oceans23 Jun 2022Million-year-old ore fields revealed across the East Indian OceanDuring the second expedition to the deepest areas of the East Indian Ocean, the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre found the seabed had features that are unique to only some areas of the deep sea.

Media ReleaseFrontier Technology31 May 2022Minderoo Foundation and Google sign agreement for Google to support 24 digital publishersThe publishers play a critical role in the creation and distribution of news content for the benefit of the Australian public.

Media ReleaseGeneration One02 Jun 2022$150,000 up for grabs as Generation One in partnership with Youth Co:Lab, a joint initiative of United Nations Development Programme and Citi Foundation, expands its support for Indigenous Australian entrepreneursThe Dream Venture masterclasses have returned for the second year.

No Plastic Waste09 May 2022Global Plastic Watch: satellite eyes pinpoint waste from space to reduce ocean pollutionA cutting-edge new tool developed by has identified thousands of waste sites using advanced satellite data technology and machine learning to measure piles of plastic waste from space.

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Collaborate Against Cancer12 Apr 2022Minderoo Foundation pledges $20 million to Australia’s first Children’s Comprehensive Cancer CentreThe world-leading centre will combine clinical care with ground-breaking research and education to save the lives of children with cancer.

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Flourishing Oceans02 Apr 2022Coral spawning success advances Ningaloo climate researchThe spawning is part of exciting research that paves the way for finding solutions to protect the reef in the face of a changing climate.

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OpinionFlourishing Oceans30 Mar 2022Budget fails to address the biggest problem of allThe biggest issue for the ocean and the planet is climate change — and there is little in the budget to drive effective change.

Fire & Flood Resilience30 Mar 2022Budget 2022-23: Opportunity missed to invest in Australia’s proactive disaster resilienceWhile allocations to response and recovery should be applauded, a proactive national plan to focus on preparedness would reduce the economic cost of natural disasters.

Generation One30 Mar 2022Ranger program welcome, but other Indigenous jobseekers deserve more from the federal budget: Generation OneThe ongoing uncertainty over Indigenous employment programs and services has not been fixed in this budget.

Historic first African religious declaration against modern slavery

Walk Free and its faith arm Global Freedom Network have brought together a coalition of faith leaders for the first signing in Africa of the Joint Declaration of Religious Leaders Against Modern Slavery

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Freedom in your hand: New app fights modern slavery

Global Freedom Network releases world-first app for faith leaders to fight modern slavery

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Molly’s Ted Talk

Minderoo Foundation has partnered with TED and UNICEF to showcase Thrive by Five’s global mission to raise awareness about the importance of brain development in the first five years.

Introducing 7-year-old Molly Wright, one of the world’s youngest ever TED speakers with her talk titled: How every child can thrive by five.

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Australia’s early learning system needs reform.

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Media ReleaseThrive by Five22 Jul 20217-year-old reveals how peek-a-boo can change the world in new TED talkMinderoo Foundation has partnered with TED and UNICEF to showcase Thrive by Five’s global mission to raise awareness about the importance of brain development in the first five years.

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OpinionResearch18 Sep 2020Sharing the CaringAn investment in building universal, accessible early learning in Australia will have a multiplier effect, improving our economy and society in ways that benefit everyone.

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Bright Tomorrows App

Giving parents and carers world-class information on early childhood development.

The Bright Tomorrows Parenting App, produced by CoLab, provides learning activities, ‘in-the-moment’ advice and practical tips to parents and carers with children from birth to age five.