Can someone be paid to donate eggs in Australia? The short answer is no. Human eggs cannot lawfully be treated as something to buy or sell. Australia permits altruistic egg donation, not commercial egg donation.
But that is not the
Freedom for Faith conference, Melbourne, Oct 31
There is a great one-day conference coming up for those around (or who can get to) Melbourne on Saturday October 31. Details and registration link are here: https://events.humanitix.com/fff-melbourne-26 . It is jointly sponsored by Freedom for Faith and ISCAST.
Reviewing The Viewer (Queensland)
I have previously written on paramedics seeking to access patient records via The Viewer for the purpose of clinical review, in anticipation of arrival on scene and for training students – see
How Is Child Support Actually Calculated in Australia? The 8-Step Formula Explained
You open the letter, see a dollar figure, and wonder where it came from. Maybe you’re the parent paying and it feels too high. Maybe you’re the parent receiving and it feels too low. Either way, you deserve a straight
Paramedic struck off after ‘car park rage’ incident
That was the outcome in Paramedicine Board of Australia v Naudi [2026] VCAT 877 (though the term ‘car park rage’ is mine and is not used in the judgment).
What happened
Mr Naudi, a decorated paramedic, was taking his family
The Harmful Harmful Digital Communications Act?
I’m a fan of the Harmful Digital Communications Act. We need a quick and accessible remedy when a video of a child being bullied is posted on social media, for example, and the rest of our media law doesn’t provide
Transforming Challenges into Opportunities: Delivering infrastructure beyond the election cycle
New Zealand: As New Zealand heads towards the election, the infrastructure sector is looking beyond policy commitments to the certainty, coordination and investment needed to deliver projects. Transforming Challenges into Opportunities: Delivering infrastructure beyond the election cycle is the latest edition
Improvement still needed in how some super funds and auditors assess and scrutinise the value of unlisted investments
On 14 October 2026, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) issued the results of its second review into the financial reporting and audit of superannuation funds. In Report 841 Accounting for your super: Super fund financial reporting and audit
Scope 3 GHG Emissions Are Not Dead – Australia Says They Are A Global Liability for U.S. Businesses
The absence of a federal Scope 3 mandate does not eliminate indirect emission risk; it only changes where that risk appears.
NSW SES or RFS as event first aid providers
Today’s correspondent is:
… wondering where it stands with NSW SES and RFS being used as the first aid provider at events to cut costs. I own an event first aid business and I’m finding it more and more common