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An Australian-first assessment of Indigenous workplace representation, practices, and employee experiences.

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Shelley-Cable-blue-1OpinionGeneration One22 May 2022We put the challenge of true Indigenous employment parity to the business leaders of AustraliaTo achieve Indigenous employment parity in our generation, we need 300,000 more Indigenous Australians in work by 2040.
iei-artwork-coverMedia ReleaseGeneration One23 May 2022Australian-first Indigenous Employment Index highlights desperate need to close the employment gapAn Australian-first new report offers an insight into Indigenous employment at some of Australia’s largest employers.

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Mapping the world’s plastic pollution

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GettyImages-175409767No Plastic Waste10 Aug 2022Identifying the sources of plastic pollutionTransparency of the plastic value chain might be within reach thanks to the new EU corporate sustainability reporting rules.
alexandra-wilemanFlourishing Oceans11 Aug 2022Challenge Impossible: Can the ocean be healthier than it’s ever been?A princess, a president, a 10-year-old and a comedian came together at an event at the UN Ocean Conference to answer the question: Can the ocean be healthier than it’s ever been?
Swan Canning Drone StillMedia ReleaseFlourishing Oceans27 Jul 2022Work to restore native shellfish reefs gets underwayThe reefs will cover up to 8 hectares and will help improve the health of the Swan-Canning Estuary.
MollyWright_2021_0013Thrive by Five22 Jul 2022One year on – Molly’s message still resonates around the worldA ground-breaking TED Talk by a 7-year-old Australian girl is rivalling Elon Musk and Bill Gates for the most popular TED Talk in recent history.
MF-ArtistFund-LaunchEvent-220721-2U4A6107-MRArts & Culture21 Jul 2022Ten new creative projects underway through the Minderoo Foundation Artist FundThe 2022 cohort of Western Australian artists receiving funding grants and residencies has been announced.

GUIDANCE ON MODERN SLAVERY RISKS FOR THAI BUSINESSES

GUIDANCE ON MODERN SLAVERY RISKS FOR THAI BUSINESSES

The guidance, developed in conjunction with with the Stock Exchange of Thailand and Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking, has launched.

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Released alongside the Guidance, our Modern Slavery Benchmarking Tool provides businesses with a score and tailored report on what they are doing well and how they can improve.

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Walk Free, SET and FAST provide Thai businesses with tools to manage modern slavery risks

Walk Free is proud to partner with the Stock Exchange of Thailand and Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST) to launch the first guidance to assist Thai-listed companies to identify, address and report on modern slavery risks throughout their value chains.

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MinderooFoundation-BarryMcGuire-220719-019A6846Minderoo Foundation20 Jul 2022Barry McGuire joins Minderoo Foundation BoardDr Andrew Forrest AO and Nicola Forrest AO today announced the appointment of prominent business and cultural leader Barry McGuire to the Board of Minderoo Foundation.
A,Hand,Hold,Or,Touching,Plastic,Pellets,,,Plastic,PolymerMedia ReleaseNo Plastic Waste01 Jul 2022Minderoo Foundation and Amcor launch partnership to ensure market certainty for plastic wasteThe project aims to accelerate the creation of a circular plastic economy.
DSC06267-sharks-colombiaFlourishing Oceans27 Jun 2022Broad Coalition Announces Support for Conserving Eastern Tropical PacificOne of world’s largest transboundary marine reserves would connect and protect region’s biological hot spots.
PFMCC 1Collaborate Against Cancer24 Jun 2022Minderoo Foundation pledges $10 million to state-of-the-art melanoma and cancer centreCancer care for Australians is set to be transformed with work starting on the Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre at The Alfred.
Jon-Sanders-NPW-210131-1772No Plastic Waste24 Jun 2022Microplastics found in the vast majority of waters collected by world-renowned yachtsmanScientists have published the full results of the analysis on seawater samples collected by Jon Sanders on his recent circumnavigation of the globe.
3 Cusk fish and a potentially new species of snailfish was collected at the Diamantina Fracture ZoneFlourishing Oceans23 Jun 2022Researchers uncover the deepest fish found off AustraliaResearchers at the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre have uncovered the deepest fish off the Australian mainland, more than six kilometres underwater off the southwest coast.

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Global Fishing Index

Assessing the sustainability of the world’s marine fisheries

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Diamantina Fracture Zone managnese nodules on the seabed DFZ2022-06-23-15h24m23s364Flourishing Oceans23 Jun 2022Million-year-old ore fields revealed across the East Indian OceanDuring the second expedition to the deepest areas of the East Indian Ocean, the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre found the seabed had features that are unique to only some areas of the deep sea.
GettyImages-1295073326Media ReleaseFrontier Technology31 May 2022Minderoo Foundation and Google sign agreement for Google to support 24 digital publishersThe publishers play a critical role in the creation and distribution of news content for the benefit of the Australian public.
dream-venture-linked-in-imageMedia ReleaseGeneration One02 Jun 2022$150,000 up for grabs as Generation One in partnership with Youth Co:Lab, a joint initiative of United Nations Development Programme and Citi Foundation, expands its support for Indigenous Australian entrepreneursThe Dream Venture masterclasses have returned for the second year.
global-plastic-watch-desktopNo Plastic Waste09 May 2022Global Plastic Watch: satellite eyes pinpoint waste from space to reduce ocean pollutionA cutting-edge new tool developed by has identified thousands of waste sites using advanced satellite data technology and machine learning to measure piles of plastic waste from space.
Minderoo-Comprehensive-Childrens-Cancer-Centre-AnnouncementCollaborate Against Cancer12 Apr 2022Minderoo Foundation pledges $20 million to Australia’s first Children’s Comprehensive Cancer CentreThe world-leading centre will combine clinical care with ground-breaking research and education to save the lives of children with cancer.
coral-spawn-colonies-of-Acropora-tenuis-spawningFlourishing Oceans02 Apr 2022Coral spawning success advances Ningaloo climate researchThe spawning is part of exciting research that paves the way for finding solutions to protect the reef in the face of a changing climate.

Historic first African religious declaration against modern slavery

Walk Free and its faith arm Global Freedom Network have brought together a coalition of faith leaders for the first signing in Africa of the Joint Declaration of Religious Leaders Against Modern Slavery

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Freedom in your hand: New app fights modern slavery

Global Freedom Network releases world-first app for faith leaders to fight modern slavery

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Molly’s Ted Talk

Minderoo Foundation has partnered with TED and UNICEF to showcase Thrive by Five’s global mission to raise awareness about the importance of brain development in the first five years.

Introducing 7-year-old Molly Wright, one of the world’s youngest ever TED speakers with her talk titled: How every child can thrive by five.

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Australia’s early learning system needs reform.

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MollyWright_2021_0003-smallMedia ReleaseThrive by Five22 Jul 20217-year-old reveals how peek-a-boo can change the world in new TED talkMinderoo Foundation has partnered with TED and UNICEF to showcase Thrive by Five’s global mission to raise awareness about the importance of brain development in the first five years.
A mother trying to work from home while holding her daughter and watching her son during the COVID-19 home quarantine.OpinionResearch18 Sep 2020Sharing the CaringAn investment in building universal, accessible early learning in Australia will have a multiplier effect, improving our economy and society in ways that benefit everyone.
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Bright Tomorrows App

Giving parents and carers world-class information on early childhood development.

The Bright Tomorrows Parenting App, produced by CoLab, provides learning activities, ‘in-the-moment’ advice and practical tips to parents and carers with children from birth to age five.

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TB5_Banksia Grove-080OpinionResearch21 Jul 2020We need a new childcare system that encourages women to work, not punishes them for it
TB5_BanksiaGrove-068OpinionThrive by Five04 Sep 2020Help a kid learn before they’re five and a whole community thrivesGovernments need to be reminded that early childhood learning is good for us all.
IMG_0740-croppedMedia ReleaseThrive by Five01 Sep 2020Leaders, parents, educators, and community call for reform of early learningMinderoo Foundation’s Thrive by Five campaign is set to advocate for an overhaul of early learning in Australia.
MERL-FLO-Minderoo-ATeam@bluemediaexmouth_-25OpinionFlourishing Oceans30 Mar 2022Budget fails to address the biggest problem of allThe biggest issue for the ocean and the planet is climate change — and there is little in the budget to drive effective change.
GettyImages-1341427811-retouchedFire & Flood Resilience30 Mar 2022Budget 2022-23: Opportunity missed to invest in Australia’s proactive disaster resilienceWhile allocations to response and recovery should be applauded, a proactive national plan to focus on preparedness would reduce the economic cost of natural disasters.
Shelley_Cable-33Generation One30 Mar 2022Ranger program welcome, but other Indigenous jobseekers deserve more from the federal budget: Generation OneThe ongoing uncertainty over Indigenous employment programs and services has not been fixed in this budget.

Initiatives

Through a collaborative, evidence-based approach we strive to solve major global challenges through our key initiatives.

Arts & Culture

Connected, collaborative and creative communities

Building Communities

Fostering healthy communities

Collaborate Against Cancer

Together let’s make cancer non-fatal

Fire & Flood Resilience

Reducing harm caused by fire and flood

Flourishing Oceans

Returning oceans to a flourishing state

Frontier Technology

Building a digital ecology that empowers people

Generation One

Creating parity for Indigenous Australians

No Plastic Waste

Eliminate the negative impacts of plastic on people and the planet

Research

Research and innovation that enables change

Thrive by Five

Ensuring every child has a bright future

Walk Free

We can end modern slavery in our generation

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OUR FUNDING

Our philanthropy is funded and supported by Tattarang and its portfolio of businesses.

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