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She was only supposed to be going home. It had been an ordinary day, one filled with the simple routines that make up teenage life. A trip to get her hair done. Plans for the days ahead. Thoughts about friends, school, family, and everything that comes with being sixteen years old. No one could have … Read more

When little Adelina was born in the United Kingdom, her family was confronted with a devastating diagnosis involving severe heart failure. Doctors faced an incredibly difficult situation, but her parents refused to give up hope.  Just weeks after birth, Adelina underwent an emergency heart transplant—a complex procedure that would have been daunting for even the … Read more

Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi has thrown her support behind school students walking out of class to protest Pauline Hanson and One Nation, appearing in a social media video in which she signs a symbolic “permission slip” encouraging young people to join the nationwide demonstrations. The stunt added another layer of political controversy to the “Students … Read more

Anthony Albanese’s most senior female colleagues have been drawn into the increasingly bizarre political controversy over his “melons” podcast appearance, with critics accusing Labor of applying one standard to its opponents and another when the Prime Minister himself is under fire. Finance Minister and Minister for Women Katy Gallagher, Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Social … Read more

Karl Stefanovic has divided followers after posing alongside his wife Jasmine Yarbrough and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson at the Mount Isa Rodeo — then declaring the two women the “luckiest girls in the world”. The former Today host shared the photograph from the celebrated Queensland event, with Stefanovic, Yarbrough and Hanson embracing the rodeo theme in … Read more

Three One Nation senators have turned their backs during an Acknowledgement of Country in the Australian Senate, staging a highly visible protest against a ceremony their party wants removed from government institutions and public life. Queensland senator Malcolm Roberts, New South Wales senator Sean Bell and Western Australian senator Tyron Whitten faced away as Liberal … Read more

A baby has been born to a woman in India with an extremely rare congenital condition that left an additional head attached to her abdomen. Amlekha Bairva gave birth to the baby last month in a small government-run hospital in her village before she was transferred to JK Lone Hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan, for further … Read more

A two-year-old girl with a 28-inch (72cm) head has been given a new lease of life following pioneering surgery to reduce its size. Maryam, whose family name is unknown, was born with hydrocephalus – a build-up of fluid inside her skull, which can prove 𝖽𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗅𝗒. The girl, who also suffers from megalencephaly – a rare … Read more

Labor and the Greens have voted against an attempt by Pauline Hanson to force an urgent Senate debate on sweeping legislation designed to make it harder for Australians linked to foreign terrorist organisations to return home. The Senate rejected One Nation’s bid to suspend standing orders by 35 votes to 24, preventing the party’s Protecting Australians … Read more

Pauline Hanson has turned the extraordinary political saga surrounding Anthony Albanese and a gift of Japanese Crown Melons into a new argument over transparency, demanding to know why the fruit does not appear on the Prime Minister’s public register of interests. The One Nation leader has seized on what has become known as “Melongate”, accusing … Read more