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IVF embryo mix-ups have been happening for years overseas — could it happen more in Australia?
While experts say this case is "unprecedented" in Australia, it's happened multiple times in the US, as far back as 1999.
Coalition's nuclear power pitch falling flat with some voters, Vote Compass data suggests
New data from the ABC's Vote Compass survey shows respondents are divided on nuclear energy, while support for climate change ...
University of Queensland study finds cats more likely to be euthanised for being stray than to die from disease
Jennifer Cotterell would bring dozens of cats to the pound that would eventually be put down — under traditional management ...
Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre set for most substantial water fill in at least 15 years
The deluge which battered south-west Queensland is now draining downhill to a catchment area five times the size of the UK.
As a Victorian inquiry delves into claims of coercive control in religion, families are calling for change
Former members of strict religious groups have told the ABC about their loved ones shunning them after they left, breaking ...
Louise Miller-Frost secured Boothby for Labor for the first time in decades — can she hold it?
Until the last election, the electorate of Boothby hadn't been in the hands of a Labor candidate since 1949 — but the ALP's ...
VIDEO: Experts say Australia needs more clinical trials
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Kai Sakakibara wins Australian national track title just five years after life-threatening BMX crash
Just over five years since Kai Sakakibara almost lost his life in a BMX crash at the World Cup event in Bathurst, the 28-year ...
Clinical trials can transform health care but Australia's system needs an overhaul, doctors say
As Australians face roadblocks to find clinical trials, doctors are calling for a reform of the system to improve access to potentially life-saving studies.