For the first time in Australia, a government is levying its residents to fund services for survivors of domestic violence. The people of the ACT will pay $30 dollars each to fund a $21 million reform package called the 'Safer Families' program. It will include a co-ordinator general for family safety, enhanced child protection services...

The world's largest insurer, French company AXA, is planning to divest tobacco stocks worth more than $2.5 billion. This will make it the first of the major insurance companies to divest its portfolio of tobacco stocks. The company says its selling out of tobacco for moral reasons, despite stocks remaining a lucrative investment. And it's...

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...