Joanna Woodburn

The father of murdered childcare worker Molly Ticehurst breaks down while expressing his frustration at the delays in the case against her alleged killer.

Emma's brain tumour has stopped growing since she gained access to a type of immunotherapy identified by molecular testing.

Karenne Mosley was diagnosed with aggressive uterine cancer in March. She was booked in for surgery twice but is now in palliative care.

A state government body sat on a report into lead dust that was "poisoning" children for nearly four years and tried to keep its release quiet.

NSW Health finds residents living near one of the largest gold mines in Australia do not appear to be affected by heavy metal exposure, after an 18-month investigation.

Whistleblower doctors who revealed surgeries were being delayed at Orange Hospital have a breakthrough, with local health bosses promising to look into the feasibility of robotic surgery.

The wife of a fighter pilot accused of training Chinese pilots says changes to NSW jail visiting hours mean her children will not be able to regularly see their dad.

Joshua Maxwell was told his open-heart surgery had to be done within 90 days. He thought he was going to die as the wait extended beyond 200 days.

Drilling work is starting in Broken Hill in far west NSW to find an emergency water supply for the drought-stricken town. The city is due to run out of good quality water by August 2015.

According to a new Bureau of Health Information report, 8,587 people in the state waited for elective surgeries longer than recommended in the first three months of the year.

People across swathes of inland NSW have woken to a dusting of snow, marking the first fall of the season for some regions. 

Senior doctors at Orange Hospital say cancer and even emergency surgeries are being postponed amid bed shortages and a regular state of high demand.

A surgeon is speaking out after hospital management re-categorised the urgency of some cancer surgeries from highest to lowest without consulting him.

A country town famous for its food and wine is now positioning itself as an innovation and agricultural technology hub, with a growing number of entrepreneurs basing themselves there.

Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis from Laura Tingle.

Levels of "forever chemical" PFOS downstream of the composting site are more than 650 times above ecological water guidelines.

The NSW government is asked to explain what it is doing to guarantee and enhance access to abortions at public hospitals after temporary bans at some regional hospitals. 

When Ukraine's president faced a fiery meeting with Donald Trump at the White House, his plight struck a chord with a couple 16,000 kilometres away in rural Australia.

Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame says change happens because of staunch individuals and grassroots organisations that are on the front line of trauma.

An internal document obtained by the ABC sheds further light on abortion services in western NSW when Orange hospital temporarily suspended abortions with no pregnancy complications.