The Brief · Oct 15

1. Victoria Labor pledges free abortion care before November election
2. Griffith shops getting first major upgrade in more than a decade
3. AI cameras cut seatbelt and phone offences by 76 per cent in Perth
4. Rivervale resident's 60 complaints yield just one court case in three years
5. Edith Cowan names WA's first cancer nursing professor
6. Telethon funds lunch program now in 84 regional WA schools
7. Slow down on Alfred Road: vehicle strikes threaten WA nesting turtles
8. Hadspen defends title as Beauty Point joins revamped Tasmanian Cricket League

Australian governments and institutions are investing heavily in care, infrastructure and safety whilst confronting persistent gaps in protecting vulnerable people and environments.