November
Why so many accidental pregnancies happen in women’s 40s
Nearly 4 per cent of all new babies are born to women 40 and older, and as many as 75 per cent of pregnancies in this age range are unplanned.
- Rachel Gross
April
The elite couples breeding to save mankind
With global birth rates in free fall, Silicon Valley’s ‘pronatalists’ are aiming to halt the decline – by having as many babies as possible.
- Io Dodds
March
Bindi Irwin: doctors dismissed endometriosis as pain women ‘deal with’
The 24-year-old conservationist said she struggled “with insurmountable fatigue, pain and nausea” for a decade before being properly diagnosed.
- Jennifer Hassan
February
‘Soul crushing’: The hidden reality of freezing your eggs
Social isolation and the difficulty of dating during COVID-19 lockdowns prompted more Australian women to freeze their eggs, but the procedure carries physical and financial costs.
- Georgie Moore
January
Japan to offer families $11,000 per child to leave Tokyo
Japan’s shrinking and ageing population and the migration of younger people to the capital have disproportionately hit the regions beyond Tokyo, Osaka and a handful of other major cities.
- Leo Lewis
May 2022
NSW to offer $2000 rebates for IVF treatment
The state government is looking to put women and families front and centre of the coming budget.
- Updated
- Natasha Boddy
Virtus tells shareholders to sit tight after new BGH bid
Virtus Health is telling investors to sit tight and ignore BGH Capital’s latest $8.15 per share on-market takeover offer while the IVF provider waits to see if its preferred suitor, CapVest Partners, will match the higher offer.
- Lucas Baird
February 2022
Virtus Health bids put Monash IVF in spotlight
As two private equity suitors battle for Australia’s biggest fertility services group Virtus Health, analysts are turning their attention to No.2 player Monash IVF.
- Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood
January 2022
- Opinion
- Population
How we can fix our fertility crisis
A skewed tax and transfer system actively penalises women for choosing to have children. Here are some essential changes.
- Craig Emerson
Smartphones will die - predicting the year ahead in tech
Futurist Amy Webb has made a career of predicting the unpredictable. Her latest book, The Genesis Machine, tackles the big questions about our future.
- Steven Zeitchik
December 2021
‘I often regret freezing my eggs’
So far, I’ve spent almost $11,000, which has meant putting other life plans, such as buying my own home, on hold.
- Sarah Jenkins
August 2021
- Opinion
- Education
Why Asia’s education arms race is making the world older
Rather than a tutoring crackdown, China and Japan should overhaul systems that result in extreme competition for schools and universities.
- Robin Harding
July 2021
How a declining birth rate will reshape the world
Even before the pandemic, population growth across the world was falling. But do you really want people to have more children?
- Sophie McBain
June 2021
- Opinion
- Population
IGR’s population forecasts rest on ‘brave’ migration assumptions
The idea that Australia will host close to 3 million temporary migrants in 2061 ignores political reality and shows the need to increase the permanent intake.
- Peter McDonald and Jeromey Temple
March 2021
‘Freezing a bit of hope’: young professionals preserve eggs amid pandemic
The coronavirus crisis has boosted an already growing trend for women to get their eggs frozen and other fertility procedures.
- Hannah Wootton
Human embryos derived from skin provide limitless supply for research
A new era of research may be dawning with the creation of non-natural embryos.
- Jill Margo
February 2021
Meet the father of 17 who leads Australia’s private sperm donor group
The 36-year-old says he wanted his progeny to know who he is.
- Lauren Sams
Inside the sperm economy, where demand is higher than ever
Social media, Tinder-like swiping and Uber-like simplicity have ushered in a reproductive revolution that bypasses sperm banks and IVF clinics.
- Nellie Bowles
December 2020
Monash IVF hit with class action after embryo destruction
A 43-year-old Canberra woman who had her final embryo destroyed by the ASX-listed provider is the lead plaintiff in the action that centres on dud technology.
November 2020
Would you have the snip to save the environment?
Vegan activists are a new demographic seeking sterilisation before they have had any children.
- Tanveer Ahmed
