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When Doing The Right Thing Isn't An Option

There's a concept from trauma literature that explains something I see constantly in this work, and it's not burnout. ...more

Work

September 15, 2026•7 min read

How to Find Your Real 2027 Priority — and Get It Funded

97% of Australian HR professionals measure gender in their organisation's diversity profile. Only 60% measure disability. ...more

Work

September 08, 2026•7 min read

What You Assume vs. What They Live

A manager is looking at a job candidate's file. The candidate has disclosed a disability. The manager wants to do right by them, so she starts guessing: quieter workspace, maybe. Flexible hours. A sta... ...more

Disability ,Inclusion

September 01, 2026•6 min read

The Gap Between Saying and Doing

Most organisations will tell you they support disability inclusion. Fewer will tell you what happens the moment that support is actually tested — at the hiring decision, at the accommodation request, ... ...more

Disability ,Work

August 26, 2026•7 min read

Which Frame Is Actually Running Your Inclusion Work?

Most organisations would say their disability inclusion work is rights-based. Ask why they do it, and you'll get language about equity, dignity, and legal obligation. That's the frame on the label. ...more

Inclusion

August 18, 2026•6 min read

Employer Attitudes Just Went Backwards. Would You Have Noticed?

Your organisation's attitude toward employing people with disabilities could be quietly getting worse right now, and you would have no way of knowing. ...more

Disability ,Work

August 12, 2026•6 min read

Making FY 26-27 Different Part 4: Why Measuring, Escalating and Changing Are One Argument, Not Three

This closes out the four-part series on FY 26-27 inclusion planning. If you've been following along, you don't need a recap. ...more

Inclusion ,Work

August 04, 2026•4 min read

Why FY 26-27 Won't Be Different (Unless You Change Something Specific)

At the start of this series, I asked what three numbers your DIAP should have been able to produce for FY 25-26. Last week, the question moved to boards: what should they have asked before signing off... ...more

Work

July 28, 2026•7 min read

What a Board Should Ask Before Signing Off FY 26-27 Inclusion Plans

A short apology first: this piece was meant to land the week after the Three Numbers piece. It didn't. Some weeks, the work in front of you wins over the writing about the work — this was one of them. ...more

Inclusion ,Work

July 21, 2026•7 min read