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Estimates exist of 60,000+ donor conceived Australians & majority still don’t even know that they’re donor conceived.
Origin Archives are resources for donor conceived Australians & a record of donor conceived people searching for their genetic identity, truth & transparency in an ever expanding for profit industry.
Origin Archives is a place to keep a record of our lives, uncover our histories, tell our stories & unfold our futures.
Origin Archives are resources for donor conceived Australians & a record of donor conceived people searching for their genetic identity, truth & transparency in an ever expanding for profit industry.
Origin Archives is a place to keep a record of our lives, uncover our histories, tell our stories & unfold our futures.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 25 days
Average audio length:
46 minutes
Guest interviews
English
Australia
9 episodes
since April 30, 2026
episodic
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Dr Jo-Ann Sparrow is a lived experience advocate, the president of Jigsaw Queensland and host of the podcast the Adopt Perspective Adoption Podcast reaching 60,000+ listeners in 45 countries. Jigsaw Queensland is an organisation that provides information, emotional support, referrals, advocacy and …
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Dr Giselle Newton is a donor conceived person, digital health sociologist and researcher at the University of Queensland. She’s someone who has accumulated a great deal of knowledge of donor conceived community and the community at large in the online space, as well as past and evolving legislative…
Links to all information mentioned in this Episode:ABC and Four Corners Featuring the Gunn Family 2024:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-24/ivf-clinic-qfg-used-wrong-sperm-fertility-industry-four-corners/104007234ABC: Gunns asking Health Minister to intervenehttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-17…
Current information about the NSQHS Standards regulatory body that will be taking over fertility clinic accreditation in Australia
Have your say on what standards clinics should have to abide by in Australia:
https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/national-standards/assisted-reproductive-technology-s…
Damian Adams is a highly respected donor conceived advocate, someone who has been working for decades to improve the legislation in South Australia. Damian is also a father, medical researcher who has published research on donor conceived health outcomes, as well as a busy martial arts teacher. Dam…
In this episode of Origin Archives, I speak to Amy Tam
A donor conceived person from Sydney, growing up with a solo mum family structure
Amy is a highly creative person and amongst exploring her areas of interest she has shared her experience of being donor conceived on the podcast
Secrets we Kee…
It’s unknown to this day but with estimates of upwards of 60,000 - 90,000 donor conceived Australians being created since the 1940s it seems that the majority of us still don’t even know that we're donor conceived.
(60,000-90,000 donor conceived Australians statistics from the 2010 senate inquiry …
In this episode of Origin Archives, I speak to Ross HunterRoss had facilitated meetings as part of that support system but also been part of talks for the donor conception organisation and as part of a documentary called
Sperm Donors Anonymous:
Trailer and scenes of Sperm Donors Anonymous:https://…
Lyndal Bubke is a donor conceived person from Queensland who has made some significant discoveries through DNA testing. This has then led her to advocacy and the recent legislation changes that will see Queensland become another Australian State to retrospectively remove donor anonymity and only no…
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