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Inclusion

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West Brom Women switch from white to navy kit to avoid ‘period anxiety’
West Bromwich Albion Women will don dark blue as part of their home kit for the remainder of the 2022/23 season and beyond.The decision to move to navy rather than keep their white shorts was taken following full consultation with the playing squad.Wearing white clothing while on a period is an issue that has been highlighted by women across all sports.https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/30/football-west-bromwich-albion-women-switch-kit-after-period-concerns-17484056/
13 October 2022 by Marcus Gordon

Inclusion

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Brazil elects first-ever trans politicians to congress as Bolsonaro loses grip on power
On Sunday (2 October), citizens cast their votes in the presidential and congressional elections.Erika Hilton, a Black, trans woman, became the first-ever trans councillor elected to the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo in 2020, receiving the most votes for any councillor in the entire country.https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/03/brazil-trans-parliament-election-erika-hilton-duda-salabert/
13 October 2022 by Marcus Gordon

Climate

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Climate Change in Photos
IdeaSpies Partner The Carbon Almanac Network has created a free photo book depicting global climate change with vivid photos from Getty Images and four custom covers by world-renowned artist Shepard Fairey. We have been asked to spread this visual online book throughout the IdeaSpies Community to help amplify how urgent and necessary it is for each of us to take group climate action.https://thecarbonalmanac.org/photo-book/
13 October 2022 by IdeaSpies

Startup

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A Startup Year
The Australian Government has committed to implementing a Startup Year program intended to build a pool of knowledgeable new
12 October 2022 by IdeaSpies

Governance

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Imperative for tax reform is here…Paul Kelly (The Australian 12/10/22)
"The long-delayed imperative for tax reform has arrived and will be pivotal in making or breaking the Albanese government. Chalmers has spelled out the news – NDIS spending is growing by 12.1 per cent yearly, hospital funding by 6.1 per cent, aged care by 5 per cent, defence spending by 4.4 per cent, while higher interest rates mean interest payments will grow about 14 per cent a year over the next four years. The nation’s social and security contract has expanded – but the policy consequences and financing have not been addressed. That is going to be Labor’s destiny."
12 October 2022 by Glenn Barnes

AgTech

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Bumblebee Disruptors
Whilst bumblebees are used to pollinate plants in glasshouses in other parts of the world, in Australia bumblebees are prohibited and pollination has been a manual task until now. Israel-based Arugga has up to 20 pollination robots now working in Costa’s glasshouse tomato crop in Guyra, Northern NSW.https://www.afr.com/markets/equity-markets/the-homegrown-agriculture-fund-betting-on-a-bumblebee-disruptor-20221007-p5bo40
11 October 2022 by Lou Conway