Not what 'we want Australia to be', ACTU head says of DEI rollback in US

The Australian Council of Trade Unions president, Michele O’Neil, and the CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Andrew McKellar, are asked whether the reversal of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the US could be replicated in Australia. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs Speaking during a debate held at the National Press Club, McKellar says this isn’t applicable 'to the same extent in Australia because, frankly, we have not seen those sorts of arrangements in anywhere near the same level'. O’Neil says she hopes 'we do not see America as the sort of country we want Australia to be'.   Follow the Australia news live blog for the latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/australian-news-live/latest?CMP=gdnaus_yt   Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute   Website ► https://theguardian.com/au Facebook ► https://facebook.com/theguardianaustralia Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardianaustralia Twitter ► https://twitter.com/GuardianAus TikTok ► https://tiktok.com/@guardianaustralia LinkedIn ► https://linkedin.com/company/guardianaustralia   Subscribe to the Guardian's other YouTube channels: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian News ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs   #australia #dei #actu #politics #trump #donaldtrump #usa