Labor and Coalition block bill that would ban incarcerated women being shackled in childbirth
Liberal Paul Scarr breaks ranks to condemn major parties, saying he will write to Queensland attorney general Follow our Australian
As One Nation rises, Victorian Labor has promised to make abortions free. Is the timing pure politics?
Facing the prospect of election defeat, Labor is hoping to make abortion a defining issue as the Liberals attempt to
Paddington: The Musical is coming to Sydney in 2027
Hugely successful West End show will open at Capitol Theatre in September 2027, with dates in other Australian cities yet
Illegal tobacco increasingly hard to spot, with some fakes in plain packaging featuring Australian health warnings
Government warned that counterfeit tobacco produced by criminal organisations in south-east Asia is becoming more sophisticated Get our breaking news
Rachel Smith will turn 39 in prison. The high court says she could freeze her eggs from behind bars
Australia’s highest court says Queensland drug trafficker extracting and storing eggs is not ‘assisted reproductive technology’ A woman has won
Australian politics live: Liberal MP ‘reached out’ to Anne Aly after saying she should be ‘shamed and stoned’, Hume says
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Chalmers denies Albanese overruled him on ATO credit card ban after PM says ‘I will get it done’
Treasurer’s comments come after prime minister revealed he intervened to delay a controversial ban on such payments to the tax
Flying foxes in NSW and Victoria face mass starvation amid food shortages
Rescuers respond to surge in callouts for the vulnerable bat species, which usually feeds on blossoms and tree nectar Get
Man charged with murder after boy, 12, shot in the face and neck in Sydney last month
A 19-year-old man was arrested and charged at Silverwater correctional facility on Tuesday Get our breaking news email, free app
Australian politics live: businesses increasing prices under cover of surcharge ban, UBS economists warn; fire ants in Sydney’s inner west
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