Indigenous Babies Are More Likely To Be Born Premature. These Researchers Say They Have The Solution
“For a very long time Indigenous women have said ‘We want to be born on our country with our family around us and we believe this can be done safely’.”
Women In Regional Australia Now Face A 500 Kilometre Round Trip For An Abortion
Women in regional New South Wales were driving 130km to Victoria to terminate a pregnancy. They'll now travel double that to Canberra.
The IVF Industry Is A "Secret Society" That Should Release Data On Success Rates, Politician Says
But the head of the industry's peak body says creating a "league table" of IVF clinics will deter doctors from taking on complicated fertility cases.
These Women Who Identify As Pro-Choice Have Complicated Feelings About Their Abortions
“It has taken me a long time to let myself feel sad.”
‘‘He Stomped On My Stomach”: This Is What It’s Like When Violence And Coercion Are Involved In An Abortion
Reproductive coercion is when someone prevents you from making decisions about your reproductive health.
Many Women Who Have Abortions Are Already Mothers. Here Are Their Stories
“I knew that to be the kind of parent that my two kids needed I couldn’t have any more kids.”
An Anti-Abortion Doctor Has Lost His Medical Licence After More Than A Decade Of Complaints
Roland von Marburg has been suspended from practising as a doctor for eight years.
Lots Of Teens Are Having Sex, But More Responsibly Than You'd Think
About half of 17-year-olds in Australia have had sex, researchers say.
There Was A Mass Shooting In Australia. The Alleged Gunman Used An Illegal Firearm
“They were the weapons of choice in mass killings… that is why Australia prohibited them.”
This Catholic Schoolgirl Made An Abortion Rights March Event And It Blew Up To Thousands Of People
Her Facebook event has gone from a few hundred people to more than 10,000 in a few weeks.
This Is What It's Like To Walk Into An Abortion Clinic During Lent
The clinic provided personal body cameras to staff after picketers followed two staff members to their cars during Lent last year.
This Sex Worker Who Was Sexually Assaulted Didn’t Think She Would Be Believed. Now Her Client Is Going To Jail
Exclusive: Nikki Cox hopes the man who assaulted her now understands what the word “no” means.
A Man Charged With Murdering Courtney Herron, Found Dead In A Melbourne Park, Has Faced Court
Henry Hammond has been charged with one count of murder.
Here's What Australia's Election Result Means For Reproductive Rights
"Tasmanian women will feel this disappointment most."
Young Australians Still Have Some Worrying Ideas About Consent And Control
“I knew it wasn’t OK but he didn’t see the big deal,” she said.
The Coalition Looks Set To Form Government
Star psephologist Antony Green has called it.
People Are Celebrating Tony Abbott's Loss
"Toney losing is the only good part of this night!"
Australians Who Wrote To Bob Hawke As Kids Are Sharing The Letters He Sent Back
"Bob Hawke came to my primary school and bought us all ice creams."
Labor Has Promised Public Access To Abortion. Here Are The Challenges Doctors See In Making That A Reality
Doctors have welcomed the commitment but reckon it will be a big job rolling it out.
We Might Be Getting A National Abortion Hotline. This State Is Successfully Running Its Own
This phone line has received more than 5,000 calls since it launched a year ago.