Bridget Fitzgerald

As the Victorian government moves to bring back the driver's licence donor registration scheme, DonateLife wants it to be nationwide, saying there is clear evidence it leads to an increase in organ donors.

The World Health Organisation is officially recommending Ozempic-style medications as long-term treatments for obesity.

In a landmark policy, the World Health Organisation has endorsed the use of Ozempic-style medications for the long-term treatment of obesity.

There are renewed warnings today that Australia's east coast could experience widespread power blackouts from as early as 2027, once the nation's largest coal fired power station - Eraring - is retired.

In Victoria, the state government is under pressure to meet its own deadline for childcare reform.

Lueth Akue turned to crime during a childhood plagued by hardship. He is using his experience to help young offenders turn their lives around in Australia's "crime capital".

New data reveals that around 3 million Australians are engaged in some form of harmful gambling, which is linked to financial stress, family violence and poor mental health.

The New South Wales government has paused a trial to remove a number of shark nets from Sydney beaches, after a deadly shark attack at the weekend.

Sexual health experts say social media can amplify concerning and harmful misinformation about birth control.

There is a big focus on improving Australia's productivity, ahead of next week's economic reform roundtable.

The debate over the right to work from home is continuing in Victoria this week, with the Property Council of Australia blaming flexible work arrangements for high vacancy rates in Melbourne's CBD.

Whether you use Chat GPT to help plan dinner or a holiday, or a tool that can make work or study a little bit more efficient, artificial intelligence is changing every part of our lives.

Australia is still largely failing to close the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in key health and welfare targets.

Cyber safety experts say the Federal Government's decision to include YouTube in a social media ban for children under 16 is going to be near impossible to enforce, they say blanket bans are not an effective way to protect kids online.

In the wake of horrific child sex abuse allegations at a Melbourne childcare centre, the Victorian Government has conceded reforms to improve safety in the sector have been too slow.

A third of Australian men have used some form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime, according to a new long-term national study.

A leading violence prevention organisation is calling for an overhaul of Australia's education system in a bid to tackle gender based violence.

Even in some states where voluntary assisted dying has been legalised, doctors are worried a federal law that prohibits the discussion of suicide in any communications over the phone or internet could lead to prosecution.

Victims who are still counting the cost of the devastating Cyclone Seroja in WA's Mid West may be left homeless as they face a two-year wait to rebuild amid labour and materials shortages.

New international passenger caps introduced by national Cabinet to reduce the risk of exposure from the highly contagious UK strain of coronavirus are seen as being behind the latest airline ticket cancellations.