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Careers shaped by support, powered by ambition
Shani Herat Gunaratne and Nikki Ashworth on building careers with support and flexibility at Port of Newcastle.
From furnaces to the frontline of Victoria’s rail revolution
How Project Director Melissa Trapani leads complex rail projects through technical depth, stakeholder trust and sharp decision making.
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Creating space for women to see themselves as leaders at Powerlink
At Powerlink, the Accelerate Women in Leadership program has been helping women across the organisation do exactly that since 2019. Designed to address the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles, particularly in technical and operational environments, the...
5 Signs your flexible working policy could be causing problems
Flexible working is no longer just a perk — it's one of the clearest signals of whether an employer is serious about inclusion, retention, and progression. The 2026 What Women Want Report, based on responses from more than 1,100 women and marginalised groups, makes...
Where employers are landing on WGEA targets, and what that means in practice
Over the last few months, I’ve been speaking with Chief People Officers as they work through the gender equality targets they’ll need to select and submit to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). From 2026, employers that directly employ 500 or more people in...
WGEA Gender Equality Targets are here. Here’s how to make them count
From 1 April 2026, a significant moment for gender equality in Australian workplaces arrived. Employers with 500 or more employees are now legally required to select three Gender Equality Targets and report on them to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). This...
How two graduates found their footing at nbn
Starting a career is rarely a straight line. You arrive with knowledge, curiosity and ambition, but the direction often becomes clear only once you begin. The Graduate Program at nbn is designed for exactly that moment. Over two years, graduates complete four...
Engineering inclusion, one project at a time
When Victoria Colquhoun began her engineering career over two decades ago, she often walked into site meetings as the only woman in the room. “Sometimes I was mistaken for the minute taker,” she recalls. “It knocked my confidence quite a bit.” Now, she leads the...
What’s possible when women are trusted to grow in tech
Career progression rarely follows a straight line, especially in technology. For Adeline Rajini, the journey to executive leadership has been shaped by bold pivots, trusted leadership, and an organisation willing to invest in her growth long before it was guaranteed....
Balancing the scales starts with fixing the system
If there was one message that came through clearly at the 2026 WORK180 International Women’s Day Summit, it was this: we need to stop asking women, and others who do not neatly fit the old model of work, to navigate broken systems better, and start actually fixing...
When women back women, the whole industry moves
In an industry built on relationships, too many women brokers have been building their businesses alone. In 2025, women represented just 27% of mortgage brokers in Australia. At the same time, women are driving 80% of household financial decisions and launching...