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A Sydney plastic surgeon who patients say left them with "disfigurement" has been found guilty of professional misconduct. One of his former patients says her life was ruined after going under the knife.

A Liberal upper house MP has apologised for reneging on a deal with a colleague ahead of a vote on a bill seeking to reform South Australia's abortion laws, saying she felt pressured by an "external visitor" on the night.

Australian billionaire Tim Heath survived a kidnapping attempt by fighting off his alleged abductors who had pretended to be tradies painting the hallway of his apartment building.

University of Adelaide law academic Joanna Howe has posted to social media labelling female politicians 'baby killers' following a failure to change South Australian abortion laws.

Homicide detectives embed themselves in the tiny town on the NSW Mid North Coast in the hopes of finding answers about the historical murders of three First Nations children.

As 'digisexuality' rises, governments should pay attention to the corporations profiting from unethical AI porn.

The pair arrangement between two Liberal MPs with differing views was considered crucial, given the vote on a late-term abortion bill was expected to be tight.

South Australia's upper house has narrowly voted down a proposal to amend abortion laws so that people who want to terminate their pregnancy after 28 weeks would be required to deliver their baby alive. 

A minor party in Queensland has vowed to introduce a bill to re-criminalise abortion if Labor loses this month's state election, throwing a wild card into the campaign.

Tayla-Jane Jackson had a late-term abortion in 2023 with the agreement of two doctors. She does not want a private member's bill introduced by Liberal MLC Ben Hood to pass parliament. 

Abortion has become a surprise subject of debate in the Queensland election – putting an issue that many Australians might have thought was settled, back on the national agenda.

The Sydney MP said he made the "heartbreaking decision" to remove key provisions from his proposed equality reform bill, to ensure issues about individual dignity and safety were urgently addressed. This is where his proposals stand.

A corrective services officer is the first person to be subjected to electronic monitoring in New South Wales under tough new bail laws for people charged with serious domestic violence offences.

Government leaders, academics, advocates and teenagers met over two days to discuss the impact of social media and how to handle its effects in the future.

Viral social media groups naming and shaming men on dating apps are being paused or shut down after a separate defamation case cost a Facebook administrator thousands in legal fees. 

Jury duty is an important civic duty that most people take seriously. Yet some rules keep being broken, at a significant cost to everyone involved in a trial. What can courts do?

As national leaders grapple with ways to best protect young minds from the potentially harmful effects of social media, students are already talking through some of the issues, and opening up about how taking time out from TikTok and other platforms has helped them live offline.

Three drivers are expected to lose their licences after being caught by South Australia's new mobile phone detection cameras at least five times each in a single week, with 2,500 fines issued after a grace period ended.

The 19-year-old Mansfield apprentice was inside the toolbox for more than 20 minutes while his director drove between jobs. The apprentice recorded a video commenting on the heat and his discomfort.

More asylum seekers could be released and financially compensated if a newly launched class action on behalf of South Sudanese refugees succeeds.