The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has hosted a women’s information event designed to to educate women about the roles available to them within the ADF. Women make up 15.4 per cent of the total permanent workforce within the ADF. The session dismissed suggestions the ADF is only for men, and encouraged women to enlist. The event focused on the roles in the forces, the benefits of a career within the ADF and the best ways to pursue a career within the Australian military. The event is one of the many ADF initiatives to encourage more women to enlist, and focused women…
Author: Thomas Duff
At the recent Sony’s Corporate Strategy Meeting, PlayStation boss John Kodera suggested that Sony will shortly begin production of the PlayStation 5. Sony’s current video game console, the PlayStation 4, is nearing the end of its life cycle. Kodera stated that this will soon have a negative impact on the unit’s sales. Though console sales may decline, Kodera details that recurring revenue via Sony’s PlayStation Plus membership would help alleviate some of that financial burden. Originally released in late 2013, the PlayStation 4 has been on the market for just over five years. Though the console has shipped a massive 75…
Businesses and mental health advocacy groups are supporting a new KPMG plan that details how investing in mental health support could financially benefit businesses and improve the mental health of their employees. The plan states a $4.4 billion government investment in these measures, such as workplace reforms and suicide prevention, could provide an annual short-term saving of $8.2 billion and a long-term saving of $12.7 billion. Alongside the financial benefits for businesses, this investment would also improve the mental wellbeing of employees, which can result in higher productivity and less sick days. Editor for the video game news site Rely…
University students and unions have voiced concerns over the government’s slow implementation of the SmartRail program, and the possible privatisation of the T4 Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra train line. The SmartRail program, released by Infrastructure NSW in their State Infrastructure strategy, aims to implement its first three stages over the next 10 years. The first stage would involve capacity upgrades to the T4 Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra line, the second would also introduce a new fleet of intercity trains. The third would deploy automation, and implement programs to separate the services on the T4 Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra line. The…
Former refugees have told their stories to anyone who was prepared to listen at an event in Wollongong. Woonona High School was transformed into a mock refugee camp earlier this month, and former refugees shared their stories and shed light on the refugee experience. The Illawarra Refugee Challenge Community Night saw people to sit down with a former refugee and listen to the events that led to these people fleeing their country of origin. As well as having several former refugees as guest speakers, the school set up an interactive refugee camp simulation, similar to those seen in the recently…