Health

A girl who was allegedly criminally neglected at the hands of her mother before she died told a friend she was "treated like a slave" and was "scared to go back home", a court has heard.

A rare set of conjoined twins are being urgently airlifted from Papua New Guinea to Australia, with doctors recommending they be separated as soon as possible.

As the Victorian government moves to bring back the driver's licence donor registration scheme, DonateLife wants it to be nationwide, saying there is clear evidence it leads to an increase in organ donors.

With Australia's fertility rate at a new low and concerns about its economic impact on the future, the former treasurer behind the early 2000s baby boom says all options should be on the table to encourage more children.

NSW police are urging anyone with information about toddler Jordan Thompson's 2005 death to come forward as they increase the reward on offer.

Health experts say tighter regulations around pregnancy supplements are needed as newer brands replace folic acid — a key nutrient shown to prevent birth defects — with a lesser-studied alternative.

A special proceedings hearing in the Supreme Court in Broome heard that Ian Ralph Brooke was suffering from an acute psychotic disorder when he fatally stabbed a 27-year-old in 2023. 

One man, one little yellow Vespa and a 12,000-kilometre road trip to attend every Ashes Test.

Victorian teenager Maddy Kelly was 11 years old when she started losing her sight. Two years later, she's a national tennis champion.

When seven-month-old Evelyn was diagnosed with a rare cancer, her mother was told proton beam therapy would be her daughter's best chance for survival. But the treatment was not available in Australia and still is not three years later.

An independent audit of the National Redress Scheme has found wait times are increasing and causing significant distress to survivors of child sexual abuse.

Same-sex couples, single people, transgender and intersex West Australians will be able to access assisted reproductive technology and surrogacy, almost a decade after reforms were first promised.

A regional Victorian footballer and youth worker are facing drug trafficking charges after being caught with a package allegedly containing illegal drugs.

South Australia's public health chief says there is a need for more data analysis to determine whether there has been an increase in respiratory illness linked to the state's algal bloom.

A new code of conduct for for Australian psychologists provides updated guidance that it's almost never OK to date someone who is or has been a client, even if that was years ago.

The parents of a young man with a neuromuscular disease who died seven days after spinal surgery say they have serious concerns about the post-operative care he was provided at Royal Perth Hospital.

Hayley masks their struggles so well in dance class that teachers can't tell. But when they get home, they collapse — sometimes missing days of school.

Seven years ago, cancer patients forced to travel overseas for proton therapy were promised an Australian-based service — but the project collapsed last year and is now at the centre of a multi-million-dollar lawsuit.

Staff at the former ABC studios in Elsternwick were exposed to asbestos over an extended period.

A report tabled in state parliament has recommended judicial officers be paid an allowance to increase their personal security.

A former neighbour of a mother standing trial accused of criminally neglecting her daughter tried to report concerns to an abuse line, but her call went unanswered, a court has heard.

The long-awaited decision for a Northern Water project has arrived — but it has come with environmental contention.

The mental state of a man who has admitted to killing his father at Pilliga in north-west New South Wales will be key to the outcome of his murder trial.

Five women allege sexual misconduct against a Ballarat Bowen therapy business run by a father-son duo.

Disability advocates say cuts to Deaf participants' NDIS funding is a "systemic" problem that reflects a belief that Deafness can be "fixed".