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Australia has the third-lowest adoption rate in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – but why? The OECD has 34 member countries, including the UK, US, Canada, France and Germany, as well as developing nations like Chile, Turkey and Mexico. Advocates say there are several reasons for this. 1. The system is haphazard […]

Inter-country adoption is a complicated issue – here are some facts and figures about Australian international adoptions. In 2010, 197 children from overseas were adopted by Australian families, down from 434 in 2004-05. At the end of the year, a total Australian 963 applications were waiting at overseas placement agencies . Of the 197 placements […]

Deborra-Lee Furness raises two adopted children with her husband Hugh Jackman. Here, she talks about why adoption is important. I was asked to write a short piece about why I think adoption is important. I can’t think of anything more important than ensuring that every child in this world has at least one person who […]

When Angelina Jolie adopted an abandoned boy in Cambodia, no one realised she would go on to pour millions of dollars into his homeland and make a lasting difference to some of the world’s poorest people. As the town of Samlout in north-western Cambodia comes into view, naked children and crumbling shacks give way to […]

Dr Jane Aronson is a world authority on adoption. She has overseen the placement of thousands of children, including to celebrities Angelina Jolie and Mary-Louise Parker. Angelina credits her with saving her daughter Zahara’s life: “My daughter is one of those children whom Jane helped have a chance to live, and I am forever grateful.” […]

The airport scuffle between the wife of former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke, Blanche d’Alpuget and his daughter, Sue Pieters-Hawke was reportedly over d’Alpuget’s biography of Bob. The Australian Federal Police were called to the Qantas chairman’s lounge at Brisbane Airport after witnesses reported seeing one of the women slap the other, the Daily Telegraph […]

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Try a vegetarian meal plan for a week, and feel the difference. The benefits of a vegetarian eating plan are numerous. But it takes planning to ensure you get all the nutrients you need. We have developed a weekly meal plan, so whether you are a seasoned vegetarian or are looking at introducing the odd […]

The actress couldn’t wait to share the news after her footy hunk popped the question. Like most girls who have just excitedly accepted a marriage proposal, former Home And Away star Jodi Gordon was bubbling over with joy when she tried on her engagement ring. She flashed the stunning diamond for the world to see […]

Putting the debate over her thin frame behind her, Esther Anderson is returning to modelling and feeling happier — and healthier — than ever. Shaking a mane of impossibly shiny hair away from her equally immaculate face on the set of her latest fashion shoot, actress Esther Anderson looks every inch a professional model. But […]