There's concern that community based mental health nurses could disappear under a new national model to improve mental health services in regional communities. From July 1, mental health programs will be commissioned by the nation's 31 Primary Health Networks in an effort to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach. But mental health groups are dubious.

In his official Budget reply address last night, Bill Shorten laid out Labor's plan to get the country moving in the wake of the mining boom. It's an agenda with an emphasis on education and clean energy. The Opposition leader rejected the Government's Budget blueprint of investing in small-to-medium businesses and giving tax cuts to...

This Sunday marks the third anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, which killed 1,136 garment workers. Each year, since the tragedy, a report card has been released monitoring the progress of the fashion industry and individual companies in improving the rights and conditions of workers throughout the entire clothing supply chain. The...

Too much taxpayer money has been funnelled into questionable infrastructure projects in marginal electorates, rather than into places where it is needed.

Under his five year reign as Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb saw funding for science research fall to a 30 year low. But under Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, there's some good news for the sector. The Prime Minister says he is keen to see science power the 'ideas boom', which could help underpin Australian innovation...