Babble Wrap: Baby Names: The New Top 10

Australian Post Posted by Kym Weathersten at 12:15 PM on July 3, 2009

Jack and Mia are the most popular baby names in Australia. SMH

Plea For Help To Deaf Kids Go The Distance
The scientific pioneer behind the bionic ear has implored the federal government to go beyond simply diagnosing whether children are deaf, urging them to provide the hearing-impaired with the tools to reach their full potential. The Australian

GPs Abandon Families For Richer Specialist Work
The hunt for a doctor is likely to get tougher for many families as increasing numbers of medical graduates choose the more lucrative fields of specialist medicine – a development complicating the Federal Government’s primary care reform plans. SMH

Obesity Gene Found
A gene variant that is associated with alcohol and drug addiction has also been found to increase the risk of obesity. SMH

Michael Jackson’s Ex-wife Debbie Rowe Wants Custody
Michael Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe has vowed to fight for custody of the pop icon’s two eldest children. The Australian

Sexy iPhone Apps Like Peek-a-bab Pitched At Children
Apple has come under fire for offering raunchy iPhone applications showing photos of near naked women which are aimed at users as young as 12. The Daily Telegraph

Guilty Father Threatened To Kill Judge, Police Say
A homeopath who was convicted of the manslaughter of his baby allegedly threatened to kill the judge, all the lawyers in his case and himself, and a Supreme court justice has requested he be held under close supervision in custody. SMH

Girl, 14, Says She Was Snatched And Raped
Police are hunting four men after a 14-year-old girl says she was grabbed off a street and raped in a car in a Leichhardt laneway. SMH

Lori Drew Cleared Of MySpace Cyber-bullying
A US federal judge has tentatively thrown out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl neighbour who ended up committing suicide. SMH

Michael Jackson Had A Secret Girlfriend, Claims Bodyguard
Michael Jackson had a secret long-term girlfriend when he died, the superstar’s former British bodyguard says. Herald Sun

Why A Bedtime Natter Is Better Than A Fairytale
If you want your children to get ahead at school, don’t read to them – talk to them. Mail Online

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