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Follow the progress of TGI Australia, including partner announcements, programme milestones, research updates, events, and media coverage.
This page brings together partner announcements, programme milestones, research updates, and events and media coverage.
News of organisations joining TGI Australia
Key developments in the programme journey
Information about upcoming and published insights
Speaking engagements and press coverage
3 September 2026 · Interviewed by Deborah Knight
Tamara Bryden was interviewed by Deborah Knight for Nine News about TGI Australia and its research into women-led businesses.
Media coverage
Explore the complete TGI Australia media coverage library, with original publisher links and broadcast coverage.
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Follow-on Equifax research · Marie-Antoinette Issa
Women Love Tech discusses Equifax’s subsequent leadership and credit-risk research alongside TGI’s findings on business growth.
Follow-on partner research
This follow-on partner research examines business credit risk and leadership diversity; it is distinct from the original TGI study.
University research coverage
Professor Naomi Birdthistle discusses the research and structural barriers to business growth in this university research coverage.
Foundation-partner coverage
This foundation-partner coverage discusses the report’s business scaling findings and responses from Tamara Bryden and John Cushing.
TGI press release
The official release presents national and state findings and the economic opportunity from closing the scaling gap.
Cameron Micallef, NewsWire
NewsWire reports on TGI’s scaling findings and interviews John Cushing about the barriers to business growth.
Riddhima Talwani
FS Sustainability examines the study’s economic modelling and the structural barriers to scaling women-led businesses.
Priya Nair
Melbourne Insider reports on the national study’s business growth gap and its implications for jobs and economic activity.
NSW media release
Publication of TGI’s NSW media release, highlighting the fall in female leadership as businesses grow.
TGI media release
Tasmanian Times republishes TGI’s national launch release and its findings on the economic opportunity from closing the scaling gap.
TGI public release
Republication of TGI’s launch release, including national findings and state and territory highlights.
This industry announcement introduces the initiative and its development ahead of the September launch.
Commentary by Jo Tarnawsky
Jo Tarnawsky reflects on the TGI Australia launch and the economic case for supporting women-led businesses to grow.
Syndicated launch release
Syndicated publication of TGI’s launch release, including the reported economic opportunity from the women’s business gap.
Syndicated university coverage
Syndicated republication of Griffith’s discussion of the research and its economic implications for women-led businesses.
Coverage of TGI’s national findings explores why access to capital, contracts and networks matters as women-led businesses grow.
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NT News highlights barriers facing women-led businesses in the Northern Territory. Subscription required to read the full article.
The Gender Index (TGI) Australia is proud to announce its official launch on Wednesday 2 September 2026 at Westpac's Sydney headquarters.
Bringing together leaders from government, banking, industry, academia, investment and the entrepreneurial ecosystem, the inaugural event marked the beginning of a national conversation about the role of data in improving outcomes for female-led businesses across Australia.
The evening unveiled the findings of TGI Australia's inaugural national research report, providing new insight into the opportunities, barriers and structural challenges experienced by female founders and business leaders. More importantly, it explored what these findings mean for policymakers, financial institutions, investors and corporate Australia, and how evidence-led collaboration can drive meaningful change.
Through keynote presentations, fireside discussions and interactive breakout sessions, attendees had the opportunity to engage with leading experts, share perspectives and help shape practical actions that improve access to capital, support business growth and strengthen Australia's entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The launch represents more than the release of a report; it marks the establishment of a long-term national initiative committed to measuring progress, informing policy and bringing together organisations that share a common ambition to create a more inclusive and productive economy.
The event brought Australia's leading voices together for an important and inspiring evening.
The Gender Index launched TGI Australia, bringing the proven UK model to the Australian market.
TGI Australia works with organisations across banking, investment, research and the broader business ecosystem.
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