Babble Wrap: Shared Parent Laws For A Rethink
Posted by Kym Weathersten at 11:38 AM on July 24, 2009
Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland has pledged to make changes to the Howard government’s contentious shared parenting laws – and to the entire family law system – to ensure the safety of children after divorce. The Australian
Swine Flu: Mexico’s Patient Zero Is Baby Girl
Mexico’s first known swine flu case was a six-month-old baby girl in a northern part of the country who had no known contact with pig farms, the head of a laboratory studying the virus has said. Telegraph
Clearance Rates Are Booming, Baby
After a substantial summer slump in the property markets of Melbourne and Sydney, national auction clearance rates are again on the upswing, driven by a flood of first-home buyers keen to enter the market. The Australian
Xenophon Hails Agreement Protecting Kids From Pokies
State and Federal Gambling ministers have agreed poker machines and gaming rooms should be kept out of sight from children. ABC News
Sydney Mum ‘Forced Into Birth In A Bedroom’
A mother has claimed she was forced to give birth on her bedroom floor after being turned away from a Sydney hospital because there were not enough beds. The Daily Telegraph
Queensland’s Child Protection System Fails As 79 Children Die
Queensland Government says 79 children known to child safety authorities have died over the past year – a rise of more than 50 per cent in four years. Courier Mail
Stay-at-home Sons Are ‘More Violent’ Than Those Who Live On Their Own, Scientists Claim
Young men still living with their parents are more violent than those who have left the family home, according to scientists. Telegraph
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