Louise Milligan

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Louise Milligan’s follow-up to Pheasants Nest is vivid and haunting The award-winning journalist continues the story of her protagonist Kate Delaney in her second novel.

First, gorgeous, review of my new novel Shellybanks in SMH: ‘…”tight. And bright. And unflinching’, this could well be a description Milligan’s own prose style, which is also fresh, spare and vivid… Shellybanks is as powerful as Pheasants Nest and just as haunting.’ www.smh.com.au/culture/book...

So lovely to meet you, Bethany!

Thank you. And yes, it’s hard not to get teary with that one.

Four Corners: S2026 Scarred How a prominent Melbourne gynaecologist carried out repeated laparoscopic surgeries that senior specialists describe as unnecessary and harmful. Louise Milligan examines how complaints, warnings and r...

Watching Four corners fourth episode for 2026, "Scarred" led by @milliganreports.bsky.social

Only a quarter of the way in and already in tears

This is why we need publicly funded journalism

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Premier Jacinta Allan on our #4Corners: “I’ve also referred these allegations to Victoria Police. Without commenting on specific case, let me be clear: Performing unnecessary surgery is a crime, removing a woman's organs without a clinical need is a crime, & assisting in that conduct is a crime."

'Your word against his': Women's complaints against surgeon dismissed by regulator Australia's medical regulator, AHPRA, faces criticism for failing to act on complaints from patients about surgeries by Melbourne gynaecologist Simon Gordon.

“Dropped the ball”. Medical regulator sought no expert opinion in knocking back women’s complaints about Dr Simon Gordon going back years. & hospital told nurses who wanted to complain to AHPRA to go through its lawyers so would be legally privileged (hence secret).
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Women ‘let down by the system’: Dr Gordon was gynaecology’s open secret | Four Corners YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

ICYMI: tonight’s full #4Corners, Scarred on gynaecologist Dr Simon Gordon is here. YouTube for international viewers. youtu.be/EwnqZ12O1sQ #endometriosis #medicine #surgeon

Women 'let down by the system': Simon Gordon was gynaecology's open secret Complaints had been made about this gynaecologist for years. Only when hospital management discovered that Four Corners was looking into his practice, did it start investigating further.

Gynaecology's open secret. Surgeon repeatedly removed women's tissue & organs for “severe” #endometriosis. Pathology showed little/no trace of it. Multiple complaints by clinicians & patients to hospital & AHPRA. Nothing happened. Our 7-month #4Corners investigation. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

A 7-month investigation into allegations of why tissue & reproductive organs were removed from young women. #Endometriosis affects 1 in 7 women. They're relieved it's in spotlight. But when does acknowledging suffering become something altogether different? Scarred, #4Corners Monday, 8.30pm, ABC TV.

Yes!

the answers to these questions are deeply awful

"[I feel] violated,"

Simon Gordon performed seven surgeries for "severe" endometriosis on Courtney Paton, when her pathology results from his operations repeatedly showed no signs of endometriosis?

#Auspol

Oomph... That is a very hard read @milliganreports.bsky.social ... I'll be watching. Thank you for your reporting. #breakingnews #4Corners

This is truly awful.

'Sickening': Courtney's doctor did seven surgeries that experts say she never needed Pathology from Courtney's seven surgeries with Dr Simon Gordon repeatedly showed no signs of endometriosis. The surgeries left her medically infertile.

BREAKING from me #4Corners: Why did top gynaecologist Simon Gordon perform 7 surgeries for "severe" #endometriosis on Courtney Paton, when pathology results repeatedly showed no signs of endometriosis? Why did he remove Courtney's ovaries & uterus by time she was 25? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

Oh yes, it is a battle I am willing to concede.

I’d better pick up my headgear game because delighted to report the lovely Marieke Hardy will be in conversation with me at Cinema Nova, Thursday March 5 for Readings Books for my Melbourne launch of my forthcoming novel, Shellybanks. Booking details here: www.readings.com.au/events/louis...

Word limits above so it is important to add they apologised for “how the decision was represented” to Dr Abdel-Fattah. Not for the decision itself.

BREAKING: I have just received this from the Adelaide Festival Board as a (former) Adelaide Writers Week participant. They have apologised to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, cancelled Writers’ Week, expressed regret and the remaining festival board members will now step down.

For the record as I am being asked, I made a personal decision as an author to send this to my friend Louise Adler earlier today. #Adelaidewritersweek

So grateful for nurses everywhere. So much of the guts and so little of the glory. A Christmas toast to nurses!

Practice conditions put on neurosurgeon after behaviour complaints Doctor Greg Malham, who was terminated from a Melbourne private hospital following an ABC investigation into his behaviour, will have to undertake mentoring sessions to continue practising.

BREAKING: Last update for my journalistic year. Following our #4Corners investigation God Complex into neurosurgeon Greg Malham & complaints by patients & staff at Epworth Hospital… Medical regulator AHPRA has imposed conditions on Dr Malham’s registration. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

To the beautiful people of my former home of North #Bondi, Australia holds you in its broken heart tonight. In Bondi we always felt so safe, so alive. It’s devastating that that was destroyed today. To the Jewish community, always so central to the heart of Bondi, we are so incredibly sorry.

ACT steps up on holding institutions liable for abusers. Why not NSW? Survivors watched on as the ACT took a historic step on Tuesday in passing a bill to overturn a High Court decision that allowed a church to avoid litigation over the actions of one of its priests.

Analysis from me about historic passing of laws in Australia’s smallest jurisdiction, the ACT, to allow childhood abuse survivors to sue institutions for vicarious liability. What about other states? Lawyer Judy Courtin says they need “the balls & the ovaries”. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

As Trump's wealth skyrockets, accusations of conflicts of interest mount Donald Trump's wealth has skyrocketed since his return to the White House nine months ago, leading to accusations that he is profiting from the presidency.

Watch reporter John Lyons’ story Chasing Trump’s Billions, on #4Corners ABC TV tonight 8.30 AEST & support public interest #journalism. Via YouTube for international viewers. This story famously led Donald #Trump to threaten John’s questions were “hurting Australia”.
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Union members at the ABC and across the media industry stand with John Lyons and reject the US President’s unfounded attacks on our colleague.
#MEAAmedia

RIP #RobertRedford. This was his best. Inspiration to all of us journalists whose mission is holding truth to power. Still such an important message on the corrosion of democracy. Solidarity to my colleague John Lyons, preparing a story on the current climate for our program #4Corners. #journalism

Me too! Proud to be part of this 64-year tradition of holding truth to power. Thank you. ❤️

Thanks Jeremy! ❤️