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The bill was introduced by Reason Party leader Fiona Patten.

Reforms to the state’s assisted reproductive treatment laws are set to come into effect on Monday

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".

Candidates include Evan Mulholland from the Institute of Public Affairs and Moira Deeming, who called for abortion laws to be repealed

The Victorian Labor Party has expressed outrage over the opposition's endorsement of controversial councillor Moira Deeming.

COVID-19 is likely to be the leading cause of death in Australia by the end of the year. So why are mask mandates not being reintroduced?

‘I don’t know how far [politicians] can let the numbers go while still saying we don’t need mask mandates,’ Omar Khorshid says

While masks remain optional in schools nationwide, authorities in several Australian states have strengthened requests for action

Premier Daniel Andrews announces a virtual program running at Victoria's busiest ED will be doubled to treat at least 600 patients a day in response to the challenging flu season and the Omicron BA.5 variant.