The Sydney Morning Herald

Recent IVF bungles, price increases, sperm shortages, donation caps, long wait times, and a lack of desire to undergo hormonal IVF treatments are driving parents who need assistive reproductive technology to conceive – particularly queer couples or single mothers by choice – away from the regulated system and into the “Wild West”.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers accepts the federal government’s role in the fight against inflation and has promised savings as the government works to put downward pressure on prices. Earlier today it was announced that inflation rose to 4.3 per cent in September following a surge in petrol prices and a pick-up in the cost of building homes, raising pressure on the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates next week.

Payman apologises to Haines over attack comments, doubles down on staffing demand

The highest monthly jump since March puts intense pressure on the Reserve Bank to deliver another rate increase when it meets on Tuesday.

A Federal Court judge found Star Entertainment contravened anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws and hit the casino operator with a $260 million fine on Wednesday.

The Israeli exit polls have begun flooding in, with many showing the opposition bloc of parties slightly ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition and the Arab parties surging in popularity. With no clear winner, it will likely set off weeks of jockeying before a leader is declared and leave Israel in political limbo. Read more:

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Uber faces Australian class action over sexual assaults, harassment by drivers

Labor warns MPs party could lose a dozen seats at March election

Exclusive: The disastrous administrative blunder that will cost NSW Liberals $2m

When your country is girt by sea, it’s pretty important that everyone learns to swim. Archie, 11, promised to do something about that.

Today, the TGA announced the long-awaited outcome of its public consultation into sunscreen regulation, which aims to make sunscreen safer in a country with the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world.

Exclusive: The woman accused by the Greens senator of harassment says she never consented to having intimate details made public after an inquiry was launched into his conduct.

The owners of David Jones are in urgent discussions with landlords and suppliers to determine the department store’s future beyond Christmas this year.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex will return to the MasterChef Australia kitchen next year, as co-host of the rebooted Junior MasterChef Australia.

From prime minister to professor: Jacinda Ardern lands new gig at Sydney University

James Packer agrees to testify in Netanyahu’s corruption case

How one man managed to live in eight multimillion-dollar homes without paying rent

‘It’s been challenging’: Gardner opens up on teammate affair ahead of WBBL campaign