The Mother’s Guilt podcast examines the extraordinary case of Kathleen Folbigg – convicted of smothering her four infant children in the 1980s and ‘90s – and her release from prison after new evidence cast down over the original judgment.
Their friendship survived primary school, the turbulent teens, having children, even a romantic tryst and their bond remained just as strong after one of them was jailed for killing her four children. Listen to our exclusive Mother’s Guilt podcast.
Parents desperate to have their young children vaccinated against Covid have been denied the right to — while doses for at-risk under-five-year-olds are being thrown out.
Kathleen Folbigg has spent 19 years in jail for murdering three of her children and the manslaughter of another. But have the courts got it wrong and is this one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our history? Listen to our exclusive Mother’s Guilt podcast.
One family understands the pain more than most of the role that genetics plays in sudden cardiac deaths in young, seemingly healthy individuals.
The deaths of the four Folbigg children and the trial of their mother Kathleen happened between 1989 and 2003 – but the post mortems and investigation would be very different if it happened today.
Cerebral palsy is the most common form of childhood disability and it has been traditionally blamed on birth mishaps and medical negligence, but up to one in three may in fact be caused by underlying genetic conditions.
An alarming new trend has revealed teenagers are getting hooked on codeine-based over-the-counter cough medicine — with doctors issuing a warning about the risks of addiction and even death.
After the latest tragic loss of a much-loved local GP, the new president of the Australian Medical Association, who also once tried to take his own life, is pleading with doctors to reach out for help.
Victoria is looking to lure 17,000 NSW nurses with free degrees, generous scholarships and promising better nurse-patient ratios to plug their workforce shortage.
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