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Lydia Gentle has loved every minute of the 17 years she has spent working in the resources sector. Key points: One in five workers in Queensland’s resource industry are now women, up from 6 per cent in 2006 The sector is still far from the Queensland Resource Council’s target of 30 per cent female labor force participation by 2026 Not everyone agrees that targets are the solution to achieving a diverse workforce But it’s not easy cutting his teeth in a male-dominated industry. “When I started, even when I was at university, I was probably one of the few women out of over 100 men,” Ms Gentle said. “I didn’t realize it was a male-dominated industry when I started studying, but I learned it very quickly.” She said the lack of visibility of women in the industry, especially in leadership positions, made her feel out of place. “I don’t really have any female role models I can respect,” she said. “It’s very difficul...

Investigation by global news agency Reuters have found examples of children as young as 12 working for a Hyundai-owned parts supplier in the US. 0 See 7 pictures Authorities have been warned for several instances of child labor being used at a North American subsidiary of auto parts supplier Hyundai. Special investigation by news agency Reuters found examples of 12-year-old children working at Hyundai’s parts manufacturing facility, who had previously registered offenses for “crush danger and amputation.” See 7 pictures “ Reuters learned about underage workers at a Hyundai-owned supplier following the brief disappearance of a Guatemalan migrant child in February from his family home in Alabama,” the news agency reported in its exclusive story written by journalists Joshua Schneyer, Mica Rosenberg and Kristina Cooke. “The girl, who turned 14 this month, and her two brothers, aged 12 and 15, all worked in factories earlier this year and did not attend scho...

Labor has defended the ABC’s editorial independence after the broadcaster received a scathing backlash for a highly sexualized Instagram post. The Communications Minister has defended the ABC’s editorial independence after the public broadcaster came under fire for a highly sexual Instagram post asking social media users when they last masturbated. The video, which was posted on the ABCQueer platform, shows Dr Naomi Koh Belic of ABC Health providing an analysis of the potential health benefits of masturbation while showing off several different vibrators. Communications Secretary Michelle Rowland said public broadcasters have a legal obligation to provide “innovative and comprehensive” content across its platforms while it maintains its independence. “The ABC has editorial independence,” Rowland said in a statement provided to SkyNews.com.au. Stream more about politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer...

The sudden and major reshuffle of the committee that oversees Australia’s emission reductions has led to the departure of three members, including the chair of the committee, paving the way for Labor to re-form the pivotal committee. Key points: Three Coalition appointments to ERAC have been withdrawn The ABC has confirmed two of the three asked to resign ERAC determines which activities are considered a legitimate way to generate carbon credits A government spokesman has confirmed three members of the Clean Energy Regulatory (ERAC) Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee (ERAC) – all controversially appointed by the Coalition – have resigned. The revelations follow a series of ABC reports exposing allegations that valuable carbon credits were being given to businesses for emission reductions that never happened, as well as former committee chairman Andrew Macintosh blowing the whistle on what he called a “mistake”. Economist Brian Fisher, former mining lob...

A former Qantas baggage handler has exposed the chaos behind the scenes as the airline struggles to save its sinking reputation with travelers experiencing long delays and flight cancellations. The man who chose not to be named claimed that after 1,800 baggage handlers were laid off during the Covid-19 period and work was outsourced to third-party contractors, baggage was left in rooms for weeks and even planes broke down. “Yeah, when the pandemic hit, we got JobKeeper for a while and were given enforced redundancy,” he told Nine’s Today Show. ‘Many men don’t want to go. Many older men with more than 35, 30 years experience, they don’t know how to apply for jobs online. So it affects older people. An unnamed former Qantas baggage handler said the airline had suffered since it fired its experienced ground crew and replaced them with inexperienced contract workers. The former Qantas employee said morale plummeted after experienced baggage ...