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Why Say Their Name Day is a hug for the soul
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (954+ words) March 25, 2026 " 5:00am Life has a funny way of delivering the most profound news when you least expect it. For my husband Liam and me, that news arrived just after a trip to the United States two years ago, where we took…...
‘This is my time to redeem myself’: Rebel Liberal-National MP hopes to reignite abortion debate
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (477+ words) February 12, 2026 " 9:59am The Liberal-National MP who rebelled against Premier David Crisafulli on abortion has said he never believed the party's insistent election-campaign message that there would be no change to the laws on termination of pregnancy. Mackay MP Nigel Dalton also…...
Two top podcasters have identified a global decline. The problem, they say, is women
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (466+ words) February 3, 2026 " 7:00pm Recently, two of the most popular podcasters in the world sat down to discuss an issue currently preoccupying demographers around the world: what is to be done about declining birth rates. On The Diary of a CEO, which is…...
Hastie, Joyce ignite late-term abortion fight over paid leave for stillbirth law
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (862+ words) Four Coalition MPs have renewed a debate over "late-term abortions" in federal parliament, raising concern that laws guaranteeing paid leave for parents of stillborn children will be used by mothers whose pregnancies are terminated. Outspoken MPs Andrew Hastie and Barnaby…...
Single and aged 31, I froze my eggs through IVF. Now I’m faced with a difficult choice
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (750+ words) Nearly three years ago, I made the decision to take my fertility into my own hands at 31 and begin IVF by myself. Freezing my eggs while I was not in a relationship felt empowering " it helped me feel as though…...
Would-be mothers to get ‘more transparency’ on what egg-freezing may do
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (963+ words) Fertility technology has leapt ahead since the first IVF birth in Australia in 1980, but one significant barrier for would-be mothers remains: age. One in 16 babies nationally is now born with the help of IVF, or 17,963 babies in 2022, but a key…...
Choosing the sex of an IVF baby is banned. Should it be?
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (1169+ words) Should people undergoing IVF be allowed to choose the sex of their baby? That choice, called sex selection, is banned in Australia but back in the spotlight after California doctor Daniel Potter toured the country to promote his clinic last…...
Prominent anti-vaxxer jailed for scalping attack on pregnant cop
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (22+ words) A prominent Adelaide anti-vaxxer who scalped a pregnant police officer in a ruthless attack has been jailed. The Sydney Morning Herald...