Commissioner Micaela Cronin's first annual report finds that IT services are overburdened despite record funding

The first annual report on the government's efforts to tackle this scourge will reflect widespread frustration at the lack of progress in combating violence against women and children. Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin will present her first annual report to Parliament on Wednesday on the progress of the National Plan to End … Read more

Workers must provide blood samples to get jobs in mines, says new report from Australia Institute

Workers applying for jobs in the mining industry are asked to provide blood samples as part of the recruitment process. Those who refuse are rejected. The Australia Institute's Centre for Future Work found evidence of this practice for its new report, No Blood-No Job, and is using the report to urge the federal government to … Read more