AS Maxine Hill bade a heartbreaking farewell to her twin toddlers Ethan and Matthew, Tathra mum Stacey Lambert put aside her own grief to offer her strength.

ELEVEN children with cancer were overdosed with chemotherapy but health officials kept the bungle quiet for weeks.

TOWNS are bracing themselves for a wave of drunken violence when government payments are delivered next week.

PROLONGED mandatory detention and fears about the danger loved ones face back home have a long-term negative effect on refugees, new research shows.

SYDNEY bus passengers have put on so much weight fewer people may soon be allowed on each vehicle.

PEOPLE who rescue koalas are sending them to their death when they turn them over to park rangers, a former national parks worker says.

A MAN suffered months of excruciating pain after a 22cm surgical pack was allegedly left in his bowel during an operation.

A MOTHER whose three sons were murdered when their father drove them into a dam is suing him for damages.

PARENTS could have their welfare payments suspended if their children wag school, under a bill passed by Federal Parliament.

LESBIANS and single women have won access to fertility treatment in Victoria under landmark laws passed in state parliament late today.