The Supreme Court has ruled that medical professionals cannot be held liable for negligence solely because surgery or treatment does not produce the expected results. The court emphasized that a poor outcome does not necessarily equate to negligence, and that medical procedures come with inherent risks and the unpredictability of outcomes should not automatically lead to the conclusion of malpractice.
The Reserve Bank boss has warned households to brace for more interest rate pain, especially if businesses keep putting up prices or workers demand bigger pay rises. Key points: RBA governor Philip Lowe says further rate rises "may well be needed" to tame inflation Mr Lowe says household spending is slowing significantly The RBA is concerned large increases in either …
