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Wage gap in Australia's aged care sector
Law Reform

Wage gap in Australia’s aged-care sector

Wage gap is a gendered issue. Industries dominated by women usually attract lower pay than male-dominated occupations. This reflects the lower social and financial value given to traditionally ‘female’ jobs.

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Law Reform

Stronger protections from hate speech in Victoria

The government supported an intersectional approach that recognises the compounding effects of vilification on the basis of multiple attributes, such as race and gender. Basically, this means that a person should be able to make a complaint of vilification based on more than one attribute.

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Raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 years
Law Reform

Raising the Age

Every child deserves the chance to learn from their mistakes in a safe and supported way. The medical evidence is clear – children who are arrested by police, sent to court or locked away, are more likely to develop mental illness, disengage from school, become homeless and even die prematurely.

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