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Essential Victorian donor-linking service facing the axe

Margaret Ambrose

Sep 92 min read

Essential Victorian donor-linking service facing the axe

It's an authority that facilitates the sometimes tricky and emotionally charged path of connecting donor-conceived people and their...

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What Being A Single Mom Taught Me About My Own Mother

Margaret Ambrose

Jul 295 min read

What Being A Single Mom Taught Me About My Own Mother

The reason my mum has been such an incredible support to me is that she knows exactly what I am going through.

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"I’m a single mum living in a sharehouse with other mums"

Margaret Ambrose

Jul 291 min read

"I’m a single mum living in a sharehouse with other mums"

Welcome to ‘mummunes’ - communities of mothers deciding to live together for support and friendship.

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Margaret Ambrose

Jul 281 min read

Meet Australia’s First IVF Baby

For her 40th birthday, Candice Thum reflects on her life as Australia's first 'test-tube baby'

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Inside the family violence refuges that are making sure everyone is safe – even pets

Margaret Ambrose

Jun 1, 20231 min read

Inside the family violence refuges that are making sure everyone is safe – even pets

Five-year-old Hervey is entering a family violence refuge in the western suburbs of Melbourne with his family, frightened and bearing the...

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Margaret Ambrose

Jun 1, 20235 min read

Have baby, will travel

When I told a good friend, and seasoned mother and traveller, that I was taking my newborn to Europe for two months...

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The story of the PM's mum must be a catalyst for change

Margaret Ambrose

Feb 1, 20236 min read

The story of the PM's mum must be a catalyst for change

It was a rags-to-riches story that titillated the Australian public and through a long, drawn-out election campaign was re-told...

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Julia Gillard’s misogyny speech has empowered me – to speak up about her government’s shortcomings

Margaret Ambrose

Feb 1, 20231 min read

Julia Gillard’s misogyny speech has empowered me – to speak up about her government’s shortcomings

On Tuesday night I was one of the almost 3,000 mostly women at the Victorian Arts Centre who rose from their seats in thunderous applause...

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Margaret Ambrose

Jan 1, 20232 min read

Melbourne’s donor sperm drought

Melbourne fertility specialists are sounding the alarm about a shortage of sperm donors and are warning that the problem is set to get worse

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Why everyone should teach their kids about donor conception

Margaret Ambrose

Dec 1, 20221 min read

Why everyone should teach their kids about donor conception

At just 10 years, my daughter Greta can explain, in language appropriate to her age, donor conception.

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The Bluey episode that deals with infertility

Margaret Ambrose

Nov 1, 20222 min read

The Bluey episode that deals with infertility

It’s the Australian children’s show that is loved by parents as much as their kids.

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Inside the refuges helping family violence survivors get back on their feet

Margaret Ambrose

Nov 1, 20221 min read

Inside the refuges helping family violence survivors get back on their feet

A taxi pulls up in an ordinary street in an outer Melbourne suburb. A woman and small child get out, carrying only a couple of plastic...

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Why universal healthcare is essential for single mothers

Margaret Ambrose

Nov 1, 20221 min read

Why universal healthcare is essential for single mothers

When I decided to become a single mother, there were a lot of things weighing on my mind — such as how it'd be to go through in vitro...

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Margaret Ambrose

Sep 1, 20221 min read

Are infertile women the new enemy?

When Sally’s* best friend had to unexpectedly go into work on her day off, Sally offered to look after her son, James, aged two. She...

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Margaret Ambrose

May 1, 20221 min read

COVID-19 vaccine and fertility

All you need to know about vaccination and fertility.

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Thinking of using your super to pay for IVF?

Neera Bhatia, Deakin University

May 1, 20225 min read

Thinking of using your super to pay for IVF?

People can access their superannuation early to pay for expensive fertility treatments such as IVF.

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Margaret Ambrose

Apr 1, 20222 min read

Mums who refuse to work for free

The work performed by mothers at home has traditionally been unpaid, but one unexpected by-product of lockdown, when everyone was working...

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Victoria’s egg and sperm bank will reduce the risks of seeking donors online. Here’s why it’s needed

Fiona Kelly

Mar 1, 20223 min read

Victoria’s egg and sperm bank will reduce the risks of seeking donors online. Here’s why it’s needed

The Victorian government’s budget announcement to fund a public egg and sperm bank will be welcomed by couples and single women.

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Women who choose parenting partners, not life partners

Margaret Ambrose

Jan 1, 20221 min read

Women who choose parenting partners, not life partners

It’s called co-parenting or platonic parenting, and it’s when two or more people, not in a relationship, come together to raise children....

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‘I started working two jobs’: The real cost of IVF

Margaret Ambrose

Oct 1, 20211 min read

‘I started working two jobs’: The real cost of IVF

On average, in Australia the out-of-pocket costs of a single IVF cycle can range from $3400 to $4400, depending on the individual treatment.

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