I am a volunteer firefighter in the Rural Fire Service. Our weekly training involves scenarios such as car fires, property protection, bush navigation, first aid and maintenance, where we sharpen tools and fix stuff. We get called out to a variety of incidents such...
Programmed’s domestic violence stance
Programmed supports the elimination of violence against women, and all other forms of domestic and family violence. Our policy includes up to 10 days domestic violence paid leave for all permanent employees and eligible casual employees, all other casual employees are...
What I look for in a role as a 30 something woman in tech
One of the consistent barriers I hear when it comes to gender diversity is what is known as the ‘pipeline problem’. You know, ‘we really want to hire more women, but they just don’t apply.’ While there are fewer women graduating in certain industries, and I've...
What I look for in a role as a 30 something female in tech
One of the consistent barriers I hear when it comes to gender diversity is what is known as the ‘pipeline problem’. You know, ‘we really want to hire more women, but they just don’t apply.’ While there are fewer women graduating in certain industries, and I've...
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Jenny Radcliffe is a UK-based “People Hacker”. An expert in social engineering, she has helped hundreds of clients protect themselves from malicious social engineering attacks by using human psychology to obtain access to buildings, offices and systems or solicit data...
Why don’t all businesses operate like this?
We'd like to make a prediction. We want to say publicly that a technology company called FluroSat is going to be huge. Having seen how they operate over the past few weeks, I’m more sure than ever that businesses like this are setting the standard for Australian...
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