Dad and grandmother die rushing to baby's birth
Staff writers 11:07am It was supposed to be the happiest day of Crystal Matrau-Belt's life. But the joy of welcoming her first child into the world has been overshadowed by the death of the two people she loved most.
Stranger buys stranded traveller a flight to see dying mum
Staff writers An American woman has told of the amazing act of kindness that allowed her to reach the side of her dying mother.
Inside the My Baby Warehouse collapse: 'We knew it was going down'
Cara Waters Inside the collapse of My Baby Warehouse, which has the same owners as a host of other failed companies.
More charges against man who left girlfriend's baby in scalding shower
Kate Aubusson Police have laid more charges against a 23-year-old man, who allegedly left a baby under a scalding hot shower, including intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Man arrested over death of Khandalyce Pearce
Ava Benny-Morrison Homicide detectives have arrested a man and are expected to charge him with the murder of Khandalyce Pearce.
My Baby Warehouse collapses into administration
Cara Waters A major retailer of baby products has gone under just before Christmas.
Man charged after six-week-old dies in car rollover
Heather McNeill Detectives have charged a 24-year-old man with dangerous driving occasioning death.
Couple searching for biological son after surrogacy mix-up
Bevan Hurley and Steve Kilgallon A couple has been in a four-year battle with Thai authorities after their surrogate gave birth to a son who bears no genetic relationship to anyone in the family.
Nanny stole $40K from family business
Brooke Bath A family has been left devastated after their Argentinian nanny and stole $40,000 from their business.
Karlie and Khandalyce laid to rest in Alice Springs
Ava Benny-Morrison Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and daughter Khandalyce left Alice Springs together to face the world with all its "charms, persuasions and pitfalls".
Brawler at Lollipop's play centre party avoids jail
A woman who pleaded guilty to affray over a wild brawl at a child's birthday party at a western Sydney indoor play centre has been sentenced to 12 months' jail.
Mum who drove car with kids into lake 'didn't help her children'
ADAM COOPER A woman charged with murdering three of her children was seen with her head out of her car window as she drove into a lake, and didn't do anything to help her children in the water, according to court documents.
A drink made from your tears is a real thing
Staff writers Someone has finally created the drink that we doubt anyone asked for - a bitters made from human tears.
Toddler's life saved by carseat
Staff writers A toddler caught up in a car crash which nearly killed her mother would have died had it not been for her carseat, police say.
'I've done you a favour': Double demerit points for drivers using phones
Akansha Singh The NSW government is making no apologies for raising the demerit penalty for mobile phone use while driving to six points.
Why this mum doesn't know how old her little girl is
AMY CORDEROY When Annie* saw her daughter Jess* for the first time, nobody new how old she was.
It's time to stop cyber violence against women
AMBER ROBINSON Every day, around the world, women and girls are harassed, bullied and abused on social media. It's time to say, ENOUGH!
A letter from a disabled son to his mum: 'Thank you for believing'
Alex Taylor I recently came across a letter you sent one week after my birth.
Pregnant woman 'forced' to sleep on airport floor
KIM STEPHENS A Sydney woman says Virgin retracted a hotel offer after a flight delay.
Sole parent Lisa Le faces deportation – with or without her toddler
JULIE POWER Lisa Le is stuck in the hardest place in the world for a parent.
Prank pregnancy test removed after complaints
Staff writers A prank pregnancy test has been removed from the shelves of an Australian fashion chain after customers complained the product was offensive.
Police rescue one-year-old locked in childcare centre
JULIE POWER The NSW Department of Education has launched an investigation into how a one-year-old boy was left at a Blue Mountains childcare centre after it was closed, forcing police to break in to rescue him.
Mother honours stranger who died after paying for her groceries
Teri Figueroa Jamie-Lynne Knighten was dealing with a crying baby and a credit card glitch when Matthew Jackson came to her rescue and paid for her groceries. Less than 24 hours later Matthew died, now Jamie-Lynne wants the world to know the legacy of a man she barely knew.
Woolworths giving free fruit to kids
CATHERINE RODIE Any parent who has tackled the weekly grocery shop with their kids in tow knows that the experience can be a little fraught at times.
Samsung's fix slammed as 'deficient'
ESTHER HAN The "plastic bag and tape" fix applied to at least 63,300 faulty Samsung washing machines has been slammed by an expert as "deficient".
Blogger Zoe Stavri makes sourdough bread from her yeast infection
Colleen Simpson with staff writers A bout of thrush is usually as welcome as unexpected visits from the in-laws but when feminist blogger Zoe Stavri developed an itch she decided to put those naughty bacteria to good use - as a rising agent for sourdough bread.
Woman faces abuse for not wanting children
Laura Walters A woman who admitted she did not want to have children was mercilessly bullied and forced to shut down her social media accounts as a result.
Mother who left baby in nativity scene found
Al Baker and Kirk Semple The mother of a baby who was left this week in an unadorned creche inside a Roman Catholic church in Queens was found and will not face criminal prosecution, the county district attorney said late on Wednesday.
Newborn baby found in a nativity scene
Police are trying to trace a woman who abandoned a baby boy in the manger of a church nativity scene.
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