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The latest Gender Pay Gap report has been released with a major wake-up call for some of our leading companies and organizations. While the gap is closing, there is still a need for massive improvement, especially in male-dominated industries like finance and mining. In this epis ...  Show more

Tuesday Headlines: Trump says war with Iran could run for five or more weeks Little progress made in closing Australia’s gender pay gap Pauline Hanson censured, questioned over taxpayer-funded travel High-profile lobbyists could be exposed under new parliament rules Jim Carrey re ...  Show more

On Tuesday, 1,700 prisoners were released early from their sentences in the first phase of Labour's plan to tackle overcrowding.    
  
Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson says the prisoners will serve the rest of their sentence under the strictest licensing conditions ...  Show more

In a rare insight into the prisons crisis, a serving governor at one of the UK's crowded jails has spoken anonymously to Sky News about conditions inside, the reality of early release and why we should rethink who is put behind bars.     "There is a smell that you would always as ...  Show more

There is an overcrowding crisis in UK prisons. There are also problems with gang violence, drug abuse, self harm and a record number of weapons now being made in jails. To deal with the chronic overcrowding, the UK government has begun releasing thousands of prisoners early in En ...  Show more

The Queensland state government has been proudly promoting what it says is the success of its tough approach to youth crime. But as the number of arrests rise, there are concerns for the welfare of some of the state’s most vulnerable children. Guardian Australia’s Queensland corr ...  Show more