The federal health minister has asked for an inquiry into clinical governance at Victoria’s largest private hospital.
This comes after a Four Corners investigation into a top gynaecologist revealed women had tissue and organs removed for ‘severe’ endometriosis when pathology showed they had little or no trace of the disease.
Melbourne’s Epworth Private Hospital is also commissioning its own external review, admitting the allegations about what took place there are distressing.
A promised national database to help stop predators working with children is at least three years away from working.
The national system to share criminal records across state borders in real time was a key government commitment in the wake of Australia’s childcare abuse scandals, but it won’t be up and running until 2029.
Parents of child abuse victims are disgusted by the delay.
And the Winter Olympics closing ceremony is underway in Italy and Cooper Woods and Dani Scott are the Australian flag bearers after winning a gold and silver.
The competition’s now wrapped up and in the final events the USA was crowned men’s ice hockey champions for the first time since 1980.
Earlier Australia’s Indra Brown finished fifth in the free ski half pipe final.
It’s been Australia’s most successful Winter Olympics.Â