Babble Wrap: Childcare Staff To Check Kids’ Lunches Under Proposed Rules

Childcare Staff To Check Kids’ Lunches Under Proposed Rules
Staff will examine children’s lunchboxes to ensure the contents are healthy, under new federal guidelines. Herald Sun

Melbourne Mum Annice Smoel Facing Five Years Jail In Thailand
A Melbourne mother is facing up to five years jail in Thailand over the alleged theft of a bar mat from a popular Phuket bar. Herald Sun

Girls Not Taught Skills To Resist Sex Pressure
Sex-education classes are failing to teach young women the skills they need to resist having sex they will later regret, an academic has said. SMH

DNA Test Wrecks Alfie Patten’s Claim He Was A Dad At 13
This is the real dad of the baby that schoolboy Alfie Patten had claimed was his. Mirror

Fritzl Tenants Could Hear Elisabeth’s Cries
Elisabeth Fritzl’s cries for help during the 24 years she spent imprisoned by her father in an Austrian cellar could be heard by those living above, a new book reveals. The Australian

Hanks Saves Aussie Bride
Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks has become the real-life hero for an Australian bride, stopping filming on a $200 million epic to help her get to the church on time. Ninemsn

My One-in-a-million Twin Baby Boys Have Two Different Fathers
A mother’s fling has resulted in her bearing twins – by different fathers. Eleven-month-old Justin and Jordan Washington may have arrived in the world within just seven minutes of each other, but in an amazing twist of fate, they are half brothers. Daily Mail

Should All Boys Be Circumcised
New evidence suggests removal of the foreskin can protect not just against HIV, but other diseases that kill millions. Now some doctors are reconsidering their views on an ancient and controversial procedure. Independent