Forget sky-high migration,Australia’s got bigger population problems
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Population

Forget sky-high migration,Australia’s got bigger population problems

Much has been made of Australia’s recent migration boom. But the real issue is much bigger and much closer to home.

  • byShane Wright

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Publicly funded IVF on the way for Queensland women

Publicly funded IVF on the way for Queensland women

More women and girls suffering complex medical conditions like cancer will have access to cheaper reproductive care after Queensland became the latest state to announce public funding for fertility treatments.

  • byJacob Shteyman
Scientists looked at 1 million Sydney births. Extreme heat was a problem
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Scientists looked at 1 million Sydney births. Extreme heat was a problem

Pregnant women exposed to high temperatures are more likely to have a premature baby,a new analysis found,sparking a push for more green space in cities.

  • byAngus Thomson andMegan Gorrey
Ruling that frozen embryos are children sparks fight over women’s reproductive rights

Ruling that frozen embryos are children sparks fight over women’s reproductive rights

It was an unprecedented decision that US President Joe Biden described as “outrageous and unacceptable”.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
The costly IVF technique being unnecessarily sold to thousands

The costly IVF technique being unnecessarily sold to thousands

A procedure designed for severe male infertility is increasingly being sold to couples where the man has no or only moderate fertility issues.

  • byAisha Dow andHenrietta Cook
‘I’ll try for the dragon’:Why Chinese births are expected to spike this year

‘I’ll try for the dragon’:Why Chinese births are expected to spike this year

The most recent Year of the Dragon in 2012 saw Singapore’s birth rate skyrocket to a five-year high. Will we experience the same in Australia?

  • byJewel Topsfield
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The groundbreaking Australian scientists growing human eggs outside the body

The groundbreaking Australian scientists growing human eggs outside the body

Research that helped one Melbourne mum have her own biological twins after cancer is being expanded to give other people more ways to have babies.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Baby Frankie brings joy early as his parents wish for peace in the new year

Baby Frankie brings joy early as his parents wish for peace in the new year

Courtney Wheeler was one of the 6500 mums to give birth at Australia’s largest public maternity hospital where the babies came in all shapes and sizes.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Solo mum Sarah waited four years to have a baby. Now she’s raising triplets
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Solo mum Sarah waited four years to have a baby. Now she’s raising triplets

As Sarah Wiseman struggled with IVF she spent her days as a neo-natal nurse caring for other people’s babies. In 2023,she finally got to bring home her own.

  • byAlex Crowe
Comforting or cashing in? Inside the complex world of IVF influencers

Comforting or cashing in? Inside the complex world of IVF influencers

While many people are thankful for influencers sharing their fertility journeys,others question whether IVF should be so heavily marketed.

  • byWendy Syfret
Babies are the business,but please don’t mansplain declining fertility rates

Babies are the business,but please don’t mansplain declining fertility rates

I do sometimes wonder how many consecutive days some commentators have spent looking after children,alone,while also running a household and working a job.

  • byJacqueline Maley