A review of surrogacy laws in Australia is sparking debate over whether reproductive labour should be compensated and how surrogacy could be made more accessible.
The trial of mushroom murderer Erin Patterson captivated the nation, but beyond the gratuitous spectacle is a family torn apart and a community still in shock and mourning.
The Afghan family who say they witnessed the murders of their father and son by war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith are still waiting for the Australian government to contact them.
A leaked report shows staff shortages have created rolling lockdowns at a Melbourne prison, where there have been numerous suicide attempts and limited access to water.
As the sole witness for the defence, facing three counts of murder, Erin Patterson has spent eight days denying that she intentionally added death cap mushrooms to a meal for her in-laws.
The killing of a 24-year-old Aboriginal man being arrested in an Alice Springs shop is the ninth First Nations death in custody in Australia this year.
The federal appeals tribunal, revamped to address a backload of cases, is now swamped as a result of volatile policy over international student intake.
The UN has ordered that Australia compensate the Afghan refugee who, having arrived as an unaccompanied child, endured more than seven years of detention.
