The New South Wales Health Minister and Attorney-General have taken opposing sides over proposed legislation to change the legal definition of an unborn child. MPs will be allowed a conscience vote on the private member’s bill, which is designed to allow criminal liability for the death of a foetus that is at least 20 weeks old. Currently, charges can only be laid over the injury or death of the mother…

A NATIONWIDE push to allow same-sex marriage is under way after a NSW parliamentary committee found it can be legislated at a state level…

A decision on whether to give people conceived from sperm donors clues about their genetic origin on a separate page of their birth certificate has been shelved by the NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell. Donor-conception support groups said people had a …..

Liberal MPs are quietly lobbying to change the party’s position on same-sex marriage to ensure a conscience vote on the issue, but are not pushing for a result before September’s federal election…