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Hospitals are grappling with a backlog of non-urgent medical scans, delaying diagnosis and treatment for thousands of patients.

Readers respond to the Liberal leadership, women in politics, the new Pope, Labor’s faction moves, the Greens and Gaza.

In an unexpectedly tight contest between Labor and the Nationals in Bendigo, one person’s face was everywhere.

Melbourne’s leading lights were asked for 50 big ideas for the year 2050. The search took them deep undergound.

Family members told the Supreme Court the accused killer seemed like an ordinary, normal mother. But prosecutors allege Patterson revealed her true feelings about her family to her friends online.

Funeral director Peter Tziotzis claims he was unfairly portrayed as evil and cold-hearted, but a lawyer has argued he is habitually dishonest.

The former CFMEU hardman has missed a second date in the Federal Court, where he is accused of breaching workplace laws by trying to pressure the AFL into dumping Steve McBurney.

The pre-recorded video evidence of Patterson’s children was played to the jury on Friday, the ninth day of the murder trial.

The pre-recorded video evidence of Patterson’s children continued to be played to the jury on Friday, the ninth day of the murder trial.

The video evidence of Erin Patterson’s primary-school-aged daughter continued to be played to the jury on Friday, with her son’s evidence also set to be heard later in the day.