Euan Black

Australia, Melbourne

Work and Careers Reporter at Australian Financial Review

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Articles

patients share horror stories after embryo mix-up amid calls for greater industry regulation

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Euan Black

These are the types of stories filling up Lucy Lines’ inbox after the former embryologist asked her 15,000 Instagram followers whether something had gone wrong during their IVF cycle. “I was sent another patient’s pathology form.” “My ex-partner was mistakenly sent my appointment details.” “I was given the wrong injections.” “My best-quality eggs were inadvertently destroyed.”Loading...
Monash IVF bungle leaves booming sector under the spotlight”

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Euan Black

Few occupations incur such a heavy price for their mistakes as embryologists. They really do deal with life and death. Given in-vitro fertilisation is also an incredibly complex process – not to mention an emotional and financial roller coaster for families – it’s perhaps surprising how inconsistently the sector is regulated. Loading...
Monash IVF CEO Michael Knaap quits after company’s second embryo bungle in three months

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Euan Black

Monash IVF chief executive Michael Knaap has quit after the embattled fertility company this week admitted to its second embryo mix-up in just three months. The company told investors on Thursday that the board had accepted Knaap’s resignation and appointed chief financial officer and company secretary Malik Jainudeen as acting CEO. Loading...
Monash IVF admits to second embryo transfer bungle this year

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Euan Black

Euan BlackHealth and wellness reporterJun 10, 2025 – 11.05am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Monash IVF says it has mistakenly transferred the wrong embryo to a patient in a Melbourne laboratory, the second time in three months that the ASX-listed fertility services has admitted to the same error.
A new smartphone feature could detect OSA by getting AI to listen to your snoring

3 weeks ago | afr.com | Euan Black

Euan BlackHealth and wellness reporterJun 5, 2025 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? A new wave of wearable devices and advancements in artificial intelligence promise to address a long-running problem in the world of sleep: the overwhelming majority of people with obstructive sleep apnoea don’t know they have it.
William Goodge is trying to run across Australia in a record 35 days. This is why and how he will do it

2 months ago | afr.com | Euan Black

Skip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerHelp using this website - Accessibility statementPain is inevitable when you attempt to run across Australia in a record 35 days, but William Goodge reckons he has a type of “superpower” that will help him push through it. It’s not god-like strength or an inability to get hurt, but the knowledge that, no matter how bad he feels in his toughest moments, things could always be so much worse. Loading...
Forget perks and benefits. This is what employees really care about

2 months ago | afr.com | Euan Black

Buried in the submissions of this year’s Financial Review BOSS Best Places to Work awards is an inconvenient truth for a journalist charged with finding a fresh angle to write about. Although the entrants’ exact policies may differ from year to year, the things that make a workplace great haven’t really changed. Loading...
What the research actually says about WFH

2 months ago | afr.com | Euan Black

Euan BlackWork and careers reporterApr 9, 2025 – 6.00am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? If we needed another reminder of how much Australians valued working from home, we were given it on Sunday evening when Peter Dutton abandoned his controversial return-to-office policy. Loading...
How your brain changes when you run a marathon

2 months ago | afr.com | Euan Black

Euan BlackWork and careers reporterApr 8, 2025 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Scientists have discovered another fuel source for runners. Myelin, the fatty substance that helps the nerve cells in our brains transmit electrical signals more effectively, was once believed to be an inert structure that didn’t change much after it was made.
Put tech-savvy 20-year-olds on ASX company boards: HR boss

2 months ago | afr.com | Euan Black

Euan BlackWork and careers reporterApr 1, 2025 – 6.05pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Employers should add talented Gen Z workers to their boards or set up parallel technology advisory boards to get the most out of their best tech-savvy employees, a prominent HR professional has argued.