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A Fair Go for All

There is a common misconception that people are treated equally, yet this is not actually the case.

We positively discriminate in favour of those who need our support the most.

Positive discrimination is employed to assist citizens from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, different cultural backgrounds, age, gender, and disability.

LeadershipBrian Wightman11 September 2023Constitution, First Peoples, Australia's First Peoples, racism, community, Alfred Dekin, Referendum, discrimination, affirmative action

"...One is playing cricket and the other is not."

In recent days, while we have been enjoying the contest for the Ashes between England and Australia in both men's and women's cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) received a report into racism, sexism and class-based discrimination.

The chair of the ECB penned an open letter to the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) chair, Cindy Butt, which makes for some extraordinary reading.

ReflectionBrian Wightman2 July 2023cricket, Ashes, racism, sexism, equity, ethnicity