Babble Wrap: Same-sex Adoption Row Brews

Kym Weathersten

Same-sex couples should be allowed to adopt children, a State Government parliamentary inquiry has narrowly recommended. SMH

Sleeping Out: More Families Losing Home
The number of Australian families sleeping in cars, on couches or in motels jumped significantly in the latest Census data, but homelessness charities have warned that the figures are already out of date. ABC News

Drop Off The Kids To Play Pokies? Zero Chance
When Loretta Bennetts had grandchildren, she quickly remembered some old favourites. SMH

Online Dangers A Worry For Children And Parents
Australian children are becoming more savvy about cyber safety but their parents are still worried about what they are doing online, a new study shows. Courier Mail

Newcastle Mum Told Daughter To Bash Up Her Bully In “Brain Snap”
At her wit’s end and frustrated by her daughter’s treatment at the hands of a bully, a young mother revealed yesterday she suffered a “brain snap” when she egged her child on to bash her tormentor. The Daily Telegraph

Mother Must Give Daughter To Father
The Family Court has ordered a Melbourne mother to hand her 19-month-old daughter over to the child’s father, after she left Darwin with the child without his permission. The Australian

Would You Send Your Child To Hogwarts?
Well, with the premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, this seems a topical question. It’s also one which I’m guessing many Harry Potter readers will have asked themselves over the years. School Gate

Man Dangles Daughter Out High-Rise Window
A fireman has wrestled a suicidal man on a high-rise balcony to stop him from tossing his two-year-old daughter to her death. Ninemsn

Does Lab Sperm Mean An End To Fathers? Not In My Lifetime
News of the creation of human sperm from stem cells is exciting, but men will not be redundant just yet, says Roger Highfield. Telegraph