Australian of the Year Rosie Batty has struck a nerve in the community, and politicians including Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten have joined her cause.
Each year we celebrate Australians who have shown genuine leadership. These include a policeman, a philanthropist a premier and many more.
Ange Postecoglou is at the peak of his coaching powers, having steered the Socceroos national football team to an Asian Cup win in January.
Tony Nicholson, the head of the Brotherhood of St Laurence, has spent more than 30 years helping those on the edge of society and vows to "leave the woodheap a little bit higher" than when he found it.
Rupert Myer, grandson of Sidney, deputy chair of Myer Holdings and chairman of the National Gallery of Australia, has been born into a family of philanthropy, every bit as much as the famous retail brand name he bears.
Andy Kuper set up LeapFrog Investments that has become the largest dedicated equity investor in micro-insurance businesses in emerging markets.
Adele Ferguson, investigative journalist at Fairfax Media, publisher of BOSS magazine, sparked the panel's most heated debate with her inclusion on this year's list.
In the midst of the Bali Nine trial, veteran Australian diplomat Richard Woolcott tried to inject some perspective into the debate on significance of Indonesia to Australia.
Are you willing to buck rules and innovate or are you manipulative and trying to win at any cost? Take our quiz and find out if you're a Nelson Mandela or a Barack Obama.
Ahead of Telstra's annual results on Thursday, we talk to Telstra Health's managing director about their $1 billion plan to become Australia...
Mike Kane is the outspoken American chief executive of Boral who has won the respect of the business community by standing up to union bully...
