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Accidental sibling sex fears prompt calls for change

Accidental sibling sex fears prompt calls for change

IVF companies are calling for national fertility standards, with a uniform limit for sperm donations and a registry to find biological family members.

Charges dropped for woman accused of children's murder

Charges dropped for woman accused of children's murder

Charges dropped for woman accused of children's murder

Charges dropped for woman accused of children's murder

A woman accused of killing her adult children has had her final murder charge dropped after nearly 10 years of police investigations and six years in custody.

Free birth complications rise, hospital dobbed in doula

Free birth complications rise, hospital dobbed in doula

Free birth complications rise, hospital dobbed in doula

Free birth complications rise, hospital dobbed in doula

A perception doctors and midwives are "doing things to women without consent" may be behind a rise in free births, an inquest into a mother's death has heard.

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Teen pop star show Mackenzie a 'theatre gateway drug'

Teen pop star show Mackenzie a 'theatre gateway drug'

A Y2K-era adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play sees Macbeth recast as an ambitious teen starlet, and Lady Macbeth as a stop-at-nothing stage mum.

'Not my role': doula denies blame in freebirth death

'Not my role': doula denies blame in freebirth death

An unregistered doula says she wouldn't do anything differently after presiding over a wellness influencer's fatal free birth at home.

Triple-zero call revealed after mum's free birth death

Triple-zero call revealed after mum's free birth death

The final hours leading up to a new mum's death after complications during a free birth have been revealed, including a triple-zero call.

'Selfless' treatment helps newborn's fight for life

'Selfless' treatment helps newborn's fight for life

Born 15 weeks early and weighing less than 900 grams, Sienna Magnay's chances of survival were slim but one treatment helped give her the strength she needed.

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Probe after dad, daughter found dead in river tragedy

Probe after dad, daughter found dead in river tragedy

Probe after dad, daughter found dead in river tragedy

Probe after dad, daughter found dead in river tragedy

An investigation will continue after police divers recovered the bodies of a father and his young daughter in a city river.

Tragic end in search for girl after dad's river death

Tragic end in search for girl after dad's river death

Tragic end in search for girl after dad's river death

Tragic end in search for girl after dad's river death

A major search for a young girl missing after her father was found dead in a river has ended in a double tragedy.

'I cannot escape': mother's anguish at abusive carer

'I cannot escape': mother's anguish at abusive carer

'I cannot escape': mother's anguish at abusive carer

'I cannot escape': mother's anguish at abusive carer

A mother remains racked with guilt years after learning her child was abused by a childcare worker in an out-of-school care centre.

Anti-abortion fight evolves into 'noxious brew'

Anti-abortion fight evolves into 'noxious brew'

Anti-abortion fight evolves into 'noxious brew'

Anti-abortion fight evolves into 'noxious brew'

The pro-life movement is incorporating anti-immigrant sentiment in its latest fight against abortion and reproductive healthcare.

'Too late': memory lapses saw children die in hot cars

'Too late': memory lapses saw children die in hot cars

'Too late': memory lapses saw children die in hot cars

'Too late': memory lapses saw children die in hot cars

Public awareness campaigns to help parents avoid memory lapses have been endorsed after two children were left alone in hot cars with deadly results.

Baby's death after home birth could have been avoided

Baby's death after home birth could have been avoided

Baby's death after home birth could have been avoided

Baby's death after home birth could have been avoided

A mother should have been transferred to hospital four hours earlier to save her baby's life, a coroner has found.

Stolen Generations still paying price of forced removal

Stolen Generations still paying price of forced removal

Stolen Generations still paying price of forced removal

Stolen Generations still paying price of forced removal

The many thousands of Indigenous children who were forcibly removed from their families from 1910 to 1970 are being remembered as part of National Sorry Day.

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'Violence is learnt': next stage of plan to end crisis

The next phase of a national plan to end gender-based violence will focus on practical and systemic solutions to be implemented in the next five years.

PM's message after Kumanjayi Little Baby family meeting

The prime minister has met the family of Kumanjayi Little Baby and shared a message with the hundreds of workers and volunteers who searched for her.

A 10-hour trip for a blood test amid rural health gaps

Rural women have revealed significant barriers to fertility treatment, including interstate trips, fragmented care and the cancellation of abortion services.

Critical period to stop new mums slipping through gaps

The greatest risk of major depression for new mothers is two weeks after giving birth, a study has revealed, sparking calls for better screening and support.

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Calls for options in budget to ease pressure on parents

Parents are hoping the federal budget will include more choice, transparency and reform when it comes to child care by providing more subsidy options.

'Love is the glue': spotlight on single mothers

A Mother's Day campaign aims to shine a light on single mums whose strength, care and contribution are often under-recognised and unrewarded.

'Lost passion': daughters' secret pain after losing mum

Losing a loved one is always difficult but the loss of a mother can be particularly profound, bringing with it the hidden financial impact of grief.

Slavery and terror group charges for 'ISIS brides'

There have been chaotic scenes at Sydney and Melbourne airports as three Islamic State-linked women were arrested after arriving with their families from Syria.

'Own demons' killed man - not mum's smoothie, jury told

A violent and troubled man died of a deliberate or accidental overdose rather than being murdered by his mother with a drug-laced smoothie, a jury has heard.

Death of baby in homeless camp fuels call for action

The death of a baby in a homeless encampment has turned the spotlight on Australia's deteriorating housing affordability and cost-of-living crisis.

Primary school teacher accused of filming inside toilet

A teacher has been refused bail over claims he tried to hide a camera allegedly used to film primary school students, which was found inside a school bathroom.

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