The Art of Inclusion

Current debates about religion in Australia balance the right to faith with protection of other groups, such as the LGBTIQ+ community, from discrimination. So we ask: what's it like to be a believer amid such fervent discussions of faith? And how can we get the balance right? Produced and written by: Andrea Maltman Rivera and Sam Loy. Researched and hosted by: Andrew Maxwell. Executive produced by: Lisa Annese.

We explore what exactly constitutional recognition means to Australia's Indigenous peoples, and more importantly what role wider Australian workplaces play in making recognition a reality. Thomas Mayor, Branch Secretary for the Northern Territory Branch of the Maritime Union of Australia, helps us understand the complexity of the issue at hand. Ann Sherry, Chairman of Carnival Australia, makes the case for business involvement. Produced and written by: Andrea Maltman Rivera and Sam Loy. Researched and hosted by: Andrew Maxwell. Executive produced by: Lisa Annese.

Men are the breadwinners, women are the caregivers. But shared care models being rolled out in some of Australia's top companies flip that script. We hear form one dad taking on a more active caring role, and get expert comment from academic Victor Sojo, as well as Catherine McNair, QBE's Head of Diversity and Inclusion. Produced and written by: Andrea Maltman Rivera and Sam Loy. Researched and hosted by: Andrew Maxwell. Executive produced by: Lisa Annese.

Autism advocate Yenn Purkis shares their experience of being an employee with autism. Expert comment from leading autism researcher Darren Hedley of LaTrobe University. Note: since recording, Yenn Purkis has affirmed a non-binary gender identity and uses they/them pronouns. Produced and written by: Andrea Maltman Rivera and Sam Loy. Researched and hosted by: Andrew Maxwell. Executive produced by: Lisa Annese.

All of us will die. Yet we don't think or talk about it.That changes in this episode. Lisa Gallate, author of Hitting My Reset, shares how multiple losses informed her book. Expert comment comes from Christopher Hall, a psychologist and CEO of The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement. Produced and written by: Andrea Maltman Rivera and Sam Loy. Researched and hosted by: Andrew Maxwell. Executive produced by: Lisa Annese.

Power and control drive all domestic violence cases. But how does intimate partner violence play out in same sex and LGBTIQ+ relationships? We hear first-hand from a survivor of domestic violence in a same-sex relationship. Expert is Kai Noonan from ACON. Produced and written by: Andrea Maltman Rivera and Sam Loy. Researched and hosted by: Andrew Maxwell. Executive produced by: Lisa Annese.

With higher death, suicide and infant mortality rates than their non-Indigenous counterparts, death is a constant companion for Indigenous Australians. We explore Sorry Business - the cultural protocols for death in Indigenous communities - and how workplaces can better understand and support this practice. Mundanara Bayles of The Black Card is both storyteller and expert. Produced and written by: Andrea Maltman Rivera and Sam Loy. Researched and hosted by: Andrew Maxwell. Executive produced by: Lisa Annese.

Annabelle Williams OAM, Legal Counsel of the Australian Olympic Committee, and herself a former Paralympic swimmer, shows us there can be a new narrative for disability. Researched and hosted by: Andrew Maxwell. Produced and written by: Andrea Maltman Rivera. Executive produced by: Lisa Annese. Contributions from: Catherine Petterson and Tracy Hocking.

Linda Burney - the first Aboriginal woman to serve in the House of Representatives, and the first Aboriginal person to serve in the NSW Parliament - goes on the record, as does Karen Mundine, CEO of Reconciliation Australia. Researched and hosted by: Andrew Maxwell. Produced and written by: Andrea Maltman Rivera. Executive produced by: Lisa Annese. Contributions from: Catherine Petterson and Simone Empacher Earl.

Journalist Tracey Spicer and Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins on how we finally end the scourge of sexual harassment. Researched and hosted by: Andrew Maxwell and Lisa Annese. Produced and written by: Andrea Maltman Rivera. Executive produced by: Lisa Annese. Contributions from: Catherine Petterson.

In this episode, two CEOs get real about being human and not just high performing machines. Expert comment from beyondblue. Researched and hosted by: Andrew Maxwell. Produced and written by: Andrea Maltman Rivera. Executive produced by: Lisa Annese. Contributions from: Catherine Petterson.

Aram Hosie has navigated life - and the workplace - as a man and a woman. He shares his unique perspective and busts a few myths along the way. Mark Latchford from Pride in Diversity gives his expert opinion. Researched and hosted by: Andrew Maxwell. Produced and written by: Andrea Maltman Rivera. Executive produced by: Lisa Annese. Contributions from: Cathy Brown and Catherine Petterson.

Nyadol Nyuon, a South Sudanese-born lawyer and activist, is familiar with the media's 'African gangs' narrative. But her only brush with the law has been gaining a legal degree! Here, she shares her incredible story. And race relations expert Tim Sothpommasanne asks: how can we move multiculturalism beyond food and festivals? Researched and hosted by: Andrew Maxwell. Produced and written by: Andrea Maltman Rivera. Executive produced by: Lisa Annese. Contributions from: Catherine Petterson.

Coming September 4: Flipping the script on who we include, who we don't, and how we can do better.