Tory Shepherd byline portrait

Tory ShepherdJournalist

The Guardian

Health & social care coverage read by Vital Signs

14 articles

Across 4 topics, first on 22 Oct 2024, most recently 17 Jul 2026.

This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.

Biography

Tory is a senior reporter for Guardian Australia. Email: tory.shepherd@theguardian.com

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Recent articles

  1. A friend, Facebook or ... Ukraine? No easy surrogacy options for Australian families desperate for children

    The GuardianMaternity & neonatal17 Jul 2026

  2. Recently single Australian men are seven times more likely to report a suicide attempt, study shows

    The GuardianMental health17 Jun 2026

  3. Anti-abortion activists are trying to limit access in NSW – and they are just getting started

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology3 Jun 2026

  4. MPs v the manosphere: ministers battle misogyny as they take a different message to men and boys across Australia

    The GuardianMental health5 May 2026

  5. Townsville hospital investigates after South Australian anti-abortion activist posts image of aborted foetus

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking5 Feb 2026

  6. Australia’s peak health body for men distances itself from conservative group’s International Men’s Day campaign

    The GuardianMental health19 Nov 2025

  7. SA attorney general refers anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe’s fundraiser ‘game’ for investigation

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology13 Nov 2025

  8. Bill to restrict abortions later in pregnancy defeated in South Australia after emotional debate

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology13 Nov 2025

  9. Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Hastie rebuked for ‘playing politics’ on abortion in debate on stillbirth leave

    The GuardianMaternity & neonatal30 Oct 2025

  10. He said ‘On your right’ as he jogged past – and for once, I didn’t flinch. But our safety shouldn’t feel exceptional | Tory Shepherd

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology9 Jul 2025

  11. After four ‘heartbreaking’ rounds of IVF at a private clinic, Cassie put her hopes in the hands of Victoria’s public fertility service

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology28 Jun 2025

  12. ‘That child is not a product’: how IVF big business plays on hope of people desperate for a family

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology13 Jun 2025

  13. Monash IVF admits second bungled embryo implant, this time at Victorian clinic

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology10 Jun 2025

  14. Anti-abortion activist targets high-profile SA women with ‘baby-killers club’ social media posts

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology22 Oct 2024

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