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"Have More Babies" & A Microdrama On The Beckham Yacht

Australia isn't having enough babies but why is it women who are the only ones being scolded about it? Jessie, Amelia and Holly discuss if a reintroduction of the Baby Bonus could reverse the declining birth rate or if it's all too little too late.
And some scurrilous new gossip in the Peltz-Beckham feud saga including yacht wars and a premature vow renewal — Amelia can hardly contain her excitement.
Plus, the new wellness retreat which involves five days in a *checks notes* pitch black cabin in the middle of nowhere. It's one of our host's worst nightmare for a multitude of unusual reasons while Eat, Pray, Love author Liz Gilbert tried it and offers a completely different opinion.
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What to read:

• https://www.mamamia.com.au/gaza-aid-charities/A very important history of David Beckham sooking about not being knighted.
• Three words from Cruz Beckham just reignited his family's feud.
• HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: 'To understand the Beckham family estrangement, we need to go back to 1999.'
• The perfect burnout cure? This hidden countryside retreat is just hours from Sydney.
• Why women don’t want to have babies in 2024.
• 'I got a small pay rise at work. Our childcare fees are now crippling us.'

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