Rachel Clayton

Fertility researchers express alarm at the Victorian government's move to axe its fertility regulator VARTA, which offers free counselling services to families wanting to meet their donors.

A peak body for psychologists is calling on the federal government to help victim-survivors of childhood trauma by boosting the number of rebated mental health appointments they can access. The government says that's not the answer. 

When Atticus was five months old, Ms Nation and her husband Warwick were told to say their goodbyes. Their son was very likely to lose his battle with lung disease.

The Solomon Islands might seem like an island paradise, but beyond the crystal waters, not everyone has always felt like they belong. Locals with disability are working through stigma to forge their own path towards a brighter future.

Australian shares have finished the day lower after losses on Wall Street, where all three benchmarks fell.  Look back on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 

The ASX 200 ended slightly higher on Wednesday, with Qantas's share price hitting an all-time record. Meanwhile, ASIC is suing insurer QBE for allegedly misleading customers over premium discounts.

One of Australia's largest fossil fuel companies is sued by an investor activist group over claims of "greenwashing" its clean energy credentials. 

An ASIC inquiry has been told mortgage insurance is too expensive, leading to a spike in uninsured mortgages. Catch up with the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News markets blog. 

The ASX closes at its highest level ever, Star Entertainment executives suffer a "first strike" at annual general meeting, and the ACCC takes Webjet to court over alleged misleading advertising.

The rise of weight loss drugs is not only changing individual lives, but also reshaping large sections of the economy.