Nearly 65,000 rape-related pregnancies estimated after US abortion bans take effect

Nearly 65,000 rape-related pregnancies estimated after US abortion bans take effect

While campaigning for the Republican nomination in recent months,Trump’s position has occasionally blamed the extreme policies of the anti-abortion movement for the GOP’s recent electoral losses.

  • byFarrah Tomazin

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COVID-19 hotline quietly shuttered as more Australians seek boosters

COVID-19 hotline quietly shuttered as more Australians seek boosters

Callers to the National Coronavirus Helpline,still promoted on state and federal health department websites,now hear a message saying it has closed.

  • byMary Ward
Belgium to test wastewater on planes from COVID-hit China

Belgium to test wastewater on planes from COVID-hit China

The new measure is “not meant to track people but to track independently what is happening in China”,health officials say.

No ‘presenteeism’:Small businesses pause office return as winter COVID-19 wave worsens

No ‘presenteeism’:Small businesses pause office return as winter COVID-19 wave worsens

Some offices are scrapping mandatory office days as COVID and influenza case numbers mount – along with employees’ reluctance to commute to work.

  • byJessica Yun
Family pet or furry human:the high cost to dogs of all our fussing

Family pet or furry human:the high cost to dogs of all our fussing

Fetishising Fido might make us feel good – but is our growing tendency to anthropomorphise our animals and pamper our pooches actually good for them?

  • byFenella Souter
‘A question of when’:Albanese backs fourth COVID shots as workplaces slammed

‘A question of when’:Albanese backs fourth COVID shots as workplaces slammed

The call to expand eligibility for extra boosters comes as health experts warn the winter Omicron wave could be the worst outbreak the country has ever seen.

  • byJames Massola,Aisha Dow andMary Ward
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Fourteen residents infected as another COVID outbreak hits St Basil’s

Fourteen residents infected as another COVID outbreak hits St Basil’s

St Basil’s Homes for the Aged in Fawkner is grappling with another COVID-19 outbreak almost two years after 45 residents died from the virus.

  • byErin Pearson
As it happened:Anthony Albanese tests positive to COVID-19;fallout from Solomon Islands-China security pact continues

As it happened:Anthony Albanese tests positive to COVID-19;fallout from Solomon Islands-China security pact continues

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese have gone head-to-head in the first televised debate of the election campaign,and security experts are warning that Chinese ships and aircraft could arrive in Solomon Islands within four weeks.

  • byBroede Carmody,Mike Foley andAngus Dalton
As it happened:Studio audience decides Anthony Albanese wins first debate against Scott Morrison;quarter of voters still undecided

As it happened:Studio audience decides Anthony Albanese wins first debate against Scott Morrison;quarter of voters still undecided

Scott Morrison says Labor is misleading pensioners,Anthony Albanese has accused the government of telling lies about power prices and both leaders are preparing for the first televised debate of the election campaign.

  • byBroede Carmody,Mike Foley,Amelia McGuire andLatika Bourke
Election 2022 LIVE updates:Scott Morrison,Anthony Albanese rule out independent deals to form government;Labor to review NDIS

Election 2022 LIVE updates:Scott Morrison,Anthony Albanese rule out independent deals to form government;Labor to review NDIS

The prime minister continues his tour of Perth,Labor promises to review the NDIS if elected and the Liberal candidate for Warringah says she is “not going anywhere”.

  • byBroede Carmody,Mike Foley andDaniella White
Election 2022 LIVE updates:Scott Morrison stumbles over JobSeeker payment;support for Labor dips after first week of campaign

Election 2022 LIVE updates:Scott Morrison stumbles over JobSeeker payment;support for Labor dips after first week of campaign

Anthony Albanese has clarified Labor’s border protection policies for the second time in a week,Liberal senator Anne Ruston has defended past comments about Medicare and the Prime Minister is visiting Perth today.

  • byBroede Carmody,Mike Foley andDaniella White