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The bill aimed to prevent publicly funded hospitals from refusing to perform abortions across the state

Abortion services and access to assisted dying will not be expanded in Victoria's state-funded hospitals, after a crossbencher forced a vote on the matter.

Vote on bill to guarantee access to abortions at publicly funded hospitals could happen Wednesday

Thousands of Victorian children whose parents have been imprisoned face development issues and trauma and can be caught up in intergenerational patterns of incarceration, a report from a parliamentary committee has found.

A Melbourne doctor is taking legal action against the Attorney-General over laws that prevent GPs from communicating via phone, text message, email or telehealth services with terminally ill patients about voluntary assisted dying.

Reason Party leader Fiona Patten will introduce a bill into state parliament this week that would remove the right of hospitals that receive any taxpayer funding to refuse to offer reproductive health services and voluntary assisted dying due to "corporate conscientious objection".

Victorian crossbench MP Fiona Patten has unveiled a bill to remove public denominational hospitals' right to refuse abortion and assisted-dying services.

Reason party leader Fiona Patten, who is introducing the bill, says ‘imposed religious faith has no place in the public health system’

AN Australian MP who introduced abortion clinic buffer zone legislation in her state has welcomed plans to further protect patients in Scotland, but…

Major companies like Qantas and Bunnings Warehouse have been involved in employing prison inmates for less than workers typically make outside.

The suite of reforms includes removing penalties for people participating in street-based work, and repealing a register that contains details of independent workers.