Welcome to Somebody's Daughter

A Troubled Birth and Early Years

The Impact of Independent Voices

Michael's Story Begins

A Childhood of Abuse and Neglect

The Power of Education and Escape

Finding Support and Building a New Life

The Obstacle Course of Trust and

The Trauma of the Past Care Home

Reconnecting with his Mother

The Truth About Michael's Birth and Family

First Meeting and Building a Relationship

Closing Remarks and Contact Information

When Michael Costello made his debut at the Women’s Hospital in Brisbane in August 1970 he was immediately separated from his teenage mother before she could even hold him and spent the next three months in the hospital nursery crying and alone in his crib.

A sickly infant who had never known what it was like to feel a mother’s love, Michael was transferred to a children’s home and it would be another year before he was placed with a foster family who later went on to adopt him.

Amazingly, though other youngsters in the family’s care were subsequently removed by the authorities, Michael remained behind, trapped in a nightmare beyond anyone’s wildest dreams.

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Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major

Guest: Michael Costello

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When Michael Costello made his debut at the Women&rsquo;s Hospital in Brisbane in August 1970 he was immediately separated from his teenage mother before she could even hold him and spent the next three months in the hospital nursery crying and alone in his crib. A sickly infant who had never known what it was like to feel a mother&rsquo;s love, Michael was transferred to a children&rsquo;s home and it would be another year before he was placed with a foster family who later went on to adopt him. Amazingly, though other youngsters in the family&rsquo;s care were subsequently removed by the authorities, Michael remained behind, trapped in a nightmare beyond anyone&rsquo;s wildest dreams.
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Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major
Guest: Michael Costello
Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio
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Episode 7: Michael Costello. Part 1.

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A Tragic Love Story Unfolds

The Pregnancy Revelation and Family Conflict

A Secret Romance and Elton John Concert

The Lockdown Begins

A Narrow Escape and Hospital Visit

The Adoption Push Continues

A Traumatic Birth and Coercion

The Aftermath and Legal Challenges

Somebody's Daughter Podcast Support

Reunions and Heartbreak

The End of an Era

The Search Begins

The Changing Landscape of Adoption Laws

The Quest for Identity

The First Contact

The Reunion and Its Challenges

The Lasting Impact

Origins Australia Support Services

The heady romance that blossomed between Cameron Horn and his high school sweetheart, Mary was a real-life Romeo and Juliet love story with an equally tragic ending.

When the 20-year-old university student discovered the love of his life was expecting his baby, the lovebirds agreed they would marry and raise their love-child together, living the dream on Sydney’s northern beaches.

Sadly, those dreams came crashing down when eighteen-year-old Mary’s strict Catholic father found out about the baby. In a fit of rage, he banishing Cameron from Mary’s life and she spent her entire pregnancy locked in her bedroom where she was told that unless she gave her baby up for adoption, the family would turn their backs on her.

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Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major

Guest: Cameron Horn

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The heady romance that blossomed between Cameron Horn and his high school sweetheart, Mary was a real-life Romeo and Juliet love story with an equally tragic ending. When the 20-year-old university student discovered the love of his life was expecting his baby, the lovebirds agreed they would marry and raise their love-child together, living the dream on Sydney&rsquo;s northern beaches. Sadly, those dreams came crashing down when eighteen-year-old Mary&rsquo;s strict Catholic father found out about the baby. In a fit of rage, he banishing Cameron from Mary&rsquo;s life and she spent her entire pregnancy locked in her bedroom where she was told that unless she gave her baby up for adoption, the family would turn their backs on her.
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Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major
Guest: Cameron Horn
Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio
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Episode 6: Cameron Horn.

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The Stolen Generation's Legacy

A Teenage Mother's Heartbreak

The Pressure to Give Up

A Painful Hospital Experience

Life After Loss

Reconnecting with Joanne

Health Impacts of DES

A Joyful Reunion

Full Circle: Family, Love, and Grandchildren

Between 1949 and 1990 more than 150,000 babies were systematically stolen from young vulnerable mothers in hospitals and maternity homes around Australia under the Government’s historic forced adoption policies.

In 1969, seventeen-year-old Wendy Pankhurst’s beautiful newborn baby was one of them.

Distressed and sedated, the grieving teenager was separated from other mothers at the small country hospital in NSW where, heavily sedated, she was pressured into giving her up for adoption.

Today, Wendy joins us from her home in country NSW, reflecting on the heartache of the lifelong suffering that continues to dog the lives of thousands of survivors who are victims of a crime Australia tried to hide. 

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Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major

Guest: Wendy Pankhurst

Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio

Enquiries: ben@woodworkdigitalstudio.com.au

Between 1949 and 1990 more than 150,000 babies were systematically stolen from young vulnerable mothers in hospitals and maternity homes around Australia under the Government&rsquo;s historic forced adoption policies. In 1969, seventeen-year-old Wendy Pankhurst&rsquo;s beautiful newborn baby was one of them. Distressed and sedated, the grieving teenager was separated from other mothers at the small country hospital in NSW where, heavily sedated, she was pressured into giving her up for adoption. Today, Wendy joins us from her home in country NSW, reflecting on the heartache of the lifelong suffering that continues to dog the lives of thousands of survivors who are victims of a crime Australia tried to hide.&nbsp;
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Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major
Guest: Wendy Pankhurst
Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio
Enquiries: ben@woodworkdigitalstudio.com.au

Episode 5: Wendy Pankhurst.

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A Magdalene Baby's Birth and Early Life

Adoption and Family Dynamics

Finding her Mother

The Emotional Reunion

Discovering her Father

Building a New Family Legacy

Closing Remarks and Next Episode Preview

Origins Australia Support Information

In this episode we welcome adoptee, Colleen Barnard who was born in the same Magdalene Home in Brisbane where last week’s guest, Lily Arthur, was incarcerated for the crime of being pregnant and unwed.

Colleen describes her adoption journey as a Magdalene baby, the challenges of finding her own identity in a manufactured family and how the search to find her mother took her halfway around the world – only to find that her mum was living in her own backyard in rural Queensland.

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Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major

Guest: Colleen Barnard

Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio

Enquiries: ben@woodworkdigitalstudio.com.au

In this episode we welcome adoptee, Colleen Barnard who was born in the same Magdalene Home in Brisbane where last week&rsquo;s guest, Lily Arthur, was incarcerated for the crime of being pregnant and unwed. Colleen describes her adoption journey as a Magdalene baby, the challenges of finding her own identity in a manufactured family and how the search to find her mother took her halfway around the world &ndash; only to find that her mum was living in her own backyard in rural Queensland.
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CREDITS
Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major
Guest: Colleen Barnard
Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio
Enquiries: ben@woodworkdigitalstudio.com.au

Episode 4: Colleen Barnard.

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Origins Australia: A Thirty-Year Journey

The Perfect Crime: Forced Adoption

Intergenerational Impact of Adoption

The National Apology: A Bittersweet Moment

Continued Struggles and Government Funding

The Threat of Expanded Adoption in Queensland

In this episode we welcome back Lily Arthur, CEO of Origins Australia, long term political activist and best-selling author whose book, Prisoner of the State, gives a voice to 150,000 Australian unmarried mothers whose babies were systematically stolen from them under the Commonwealth Government’s past forced adoption practices.

Today, Lily shines a light on the unlawful use of dangerous psychotropic and carcinogenic drugs on young vulnerable unmarried mothers -many of them only girls - and the long term impact these drugs have had on the lives of the survivors who were overdosed on them, without their knowledge or consent. She tells us why she is has taken her fight for justice to the Commission for Human Rights, as a mass violation of the fundamental human rights of an entire generation of mothers and children in what is now recognised as an intergenerational crime.

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Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major

Guest: Lily Arthur

Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio

Enquiries: ben@woodworkdigitalstudio.com.au

In this episode we welcome back Lily Arthur, CEO of Origins Australia, long term political activist and best-selling author whose book, Prisoner of the State, gives a voice to 150,000 Australian unmarried mothers whose babies were systematically stolen from them under the Commonwealth Government&rsquo;s past forced adoption practices. Today, Lily shines a light on the unlawful use of dangerous psychotropic and carcinogenic drugs on young vulnerable unmarried mothers -many of them only girls - and the long term impact these drugs have had on the lives of the survivors who were overdosed on them, without their knowledge or consent. She tells us why she is has taken her fight for justice to the Commission for Human Rights, as a mass violation of the fundamental human rights of an entire generation of mothers and children in what is now recognised as an intergenerational crime.
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Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major
Guest: Lily Arthur
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Episode 3: Lily Arthur.

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Setting the Stage for Adoption's Dark Truth

The Trauma of Adoption: Moses's Expert Opinion

The Flawed Logic of Adoption Reform

The Global Adoption Industry

The Future of Human Reproduction

Closing Thoughts and Contact Information

On this episode we continue our conversation with Moses Farrow, the adopted son of US actress Mia Farrow and Director Woody Allen, as he exposes the truth behind the multi-billion dollar adoption industry - a euphemism for a criminal global child supply market in which babies are commodities to be sold, trafficked and abused in one of the biggest human rights crimes of our generation.

At a time when Origins’ CEO Lily Arthur is demanding justice for 150,000 Australian mothers whose babies were cruelly stolen from them under past forced adoption practices, Moses speaks exclusively to Moyra and Megan about his advocacy work for the traumatised survivors of adoption and explains why this intergenerational crime should be outlawed world-wide.

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Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major

Guest: Moses Farrow

Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio

Enquiries: ben@woodworkdigitalstudio.com.au

On this episode we continue our conversation with Moses Farrow, the adopted son of US actress Mia Farrow and Director Woody Allen, as he exposes the truth behind the multi-billion dollar adoption industry - a euphemism for a criminal global child supply market in which babies are commodities to be sold, trafficked and abused in one of the biggest human rights crimes of our generation. At a time when Origins&rsquo; CEO Lily Arthur is demanding justice for 150,000 Australian mothers whose babies were cruelly stolen from them under past forced adoption practices, Moses speaks exclusively to Moyra and Megan about his advocacy work for the traumatised survivors of adoption and explains why this intergenerational crime should be outlawed world-wide.
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Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major
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Episode 2: Moses Farrow. Part 2.

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A Global Adoption Story

The Trauma of Moses Farrow's Adoption

The Dark Side of Hollywood's Adopted Son

The Global Adoption Industry's Grim Reality

Moses' Adoption Journey from South Korea

Growing Up in a Dysfunctional Family

Origins Australia Support

The Cumulative Effect of Abuse

The Role of Nannies and Caregivers

The Commodification of Adoption

Human Trafficking Disguised as Adoption

Closing Thoughts and Next Episode Preview

In 1980, two-year-old Moses Farrow was among the 200,000 babies and children taken from South Korean orphanages and children’s homes and sent overseas - sold to new families who promised to give them the sort of lives they could never have in their own country.

Moses, who had been born with Cerebral Palsy, was flown to the United States where he was welcomed into the large, blended family of Hollywood royalty, Mia Farrow, who had three older children from her previous marriage to world renowned composer Andre Previn, and a mum to three other adopted children.

Tragically, while the new addition to her family made headlines everywhere, behind the closed doors of the US actress’s luxury New York apartment, little Moses’s life was far from the Hollywood fairytale portrayed in the media.

Today, Moses – now a family therapist specialising in children suffering from adoption trauma – tells Moyra and Megan about the anguish of growing up in a highly dysfunctional abusive family to expose the truth behind a  $236 billion industry in which children are no more than disposable commodities in a global child trafficking industry which needs to be recognised for what it is - one of the biggest human rights crimes of our generation.

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Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major

Guest: Moses Farrow

Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio

Enquiries: ben@woodworkdigitalstudio.com.au

In 1980, two-year-old Moses Farrow was among the 200,000 babies and children taken from South Korean orphanages and children&rsquo;s homes and sent overseas - sold to new families who promised to give them the sort of lives they could never have in their own country. Moses, who had been born with Cerebral Palsy, was flown to the United States where he was welcomed into the large, blended family of Hollywood royalty, Mia Farrow, who had three older children from her previous marriage to world renowned composer Andre Previn, and a mum to three other adopted children. Tragically, while the new addition to her family made headlines everywhere, behind the closed doors of the US actress&rsquo;s luxury New York apartment, little Moses&rsquo;s life was far from the Hollywood fairytale portrayed in the media. Today, Moses &ndash; now a family therapist specialising in children suffering from adoption trauma &ndash; tells Moyra and Megan about the anguish of growing up in a highly dysfunctional abusive family to expose the truth behind a &nbsp;$236 billion industry in which children are no more than disposable commodities in a global child trafficking industry which needs to be recognised for what it is - one of the biggest human rights crimes of our generation.
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Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major
Guest: Moses Farrow
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Enquiries: ben@woodworkdigitalstudio.com.au

Episode 1: Moses Farrow. Part 1.

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Somebody’s Daughter – Someone Else’s Child

This season, the fight for justice is far from over.

We hear more heartbreaking stories from the survivors of forced adoption, about loss, lies and cover ups.

We go global, speaking with some of thebrave individuals leading the crusade for justice and truth.

Join us, and help give a voice to the hundreds of thousands of parents and adoptees whose lives were shattered by the illegal adoption practices of the past.

The brand new season. Somebody’s Daughter. Season 2.

Begins April 28, everywhere you get your podcasts.

#truecrime #stolengeneration #podcast #crimepodcast #somebodysdaughter

Somebody&rsquo;s Daughter &ndash; Someone Else&rsquo;s Child This season, the fight for justice is far from over. We hear more heartbreaking stories from the survivors of forced adoption, about loss, lies and cover ups. We go global, speaking with some of the brave individuals leading the crusade for justice and truth. Join us, and help give a voice to the hundreds of thousands of parents and adoptees whose lives were shattered by the illegal adoption practices of the past. The brand new season. Somebody&rsquo;s Daughter. Season 2. Begins April 28, everywhere you get your podcasts.
#truecrime #stolengeneration #podcast #crimepodcast #somebodysdaughter

Somebody’s Daughter: Someone Else’s Child. The brand new season, begins April 28. 

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The Apology and Its Aftermath

The Impact of Forced Adoption

Government Inaction and Unmet Needs

The Forgotten Victims

The Ongoing Fight for Justice

In the final episode of the season, Megan and Moyra are joined by the Honorable Naheem Mushin, former Family Court Justice of 21 years, who was appointed by the Attorney General to head the committee investigating the practice of forced adoption and the claims being made by so many women, children and extended families.

He travelled the country multiple times over 2 years to hear submissions in person, and to then write the apology that was ultimately delivered by the then prime minister Julia Gillard in 2013.

He does not hold back revealing his findings and expressing his criticism of a dark chapter in Australian history.

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The Somebody's Daughter Podcast: Season 1

Hosted by Megan Norris and Moyra Major

Supported by Origins Australia

Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio

Enquiries: ben@woodworkdigitalstudio.com.au

In the final episode of the season, Megan and Moyra are joined by the Honorable Naheem Mushin, former Family Court Justice of 21 years, who was appointed by the Attorney General to head the committee investigating the practice of forced adoption and the claims being made by so many women, children and extended families.
He travelled the country multiple times over 2 years to hear submissions in person, and to then write the apology that was ultimately delivered by the then prime minister Julia Gillard in 2013.
He does not hold back revealing his findings and expressing his criticism of a dark chapter in Australian history.
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The Somebody's Daughter Podcast: Season 1
Hosted by Megan Norris and Moyra Major
Supported by Origins Australia
Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio
Enquiries: ben@woodworkdigitalstudio.com.au

Episode 7: Hon Justice Mushin

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Rosalie's Childhood in an Adoptive Family

The Baby Shopping Experience at the Hospital

Rosalie's Brother's Tragic Adoption Story

Rosalie's Own Pregnancy and Adoption

Somebody's Daughter Podcast Sponsorship

Life After Giving Up a Child

The Struggle with Shame and Mental Health

The Impact of Adoption Laws and Veto System

Reuniting with Her Son

The Trauma of Forced Adoption

Dealing with Shame and Isolation

A Message to Young Women

Rosalie Wilson shares her own unique experience, firstly living in a home where her mother adopted other children. She recalls how her mother had given birth to two girls (herself & her sister), but instead wanted boys - so she simply decided to adopt one she liked from the public hospital in Melbourne.

Rosalie then goes on to describe the twist of fate that led to her being forced to adopt out her own child as an unwed, teenage mother.

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The Somebody's Daughter Podcast: Season 1

Hosted by Megan Norris and Moyra Major

Supported by Origins Australia

Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio

Enquiries: ben@woodworkdigitalstudio.com.au

Rosalie Wilson shares her own unique experience, firstly&nbsp;living in a home where her mother adopted other children. She recalls how her&nbsp;mother had given birth to two girls (herself &amp; her sister), but instead wanted boys - so she simply decided to adopt one she liked from the public hospital in Melbourne.
Rosalie then goes on to describe the twist of fate that led to her being&nbsp;forced to adopt out her own child as an unwed, teenage mother.
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The Somebody's Daughter Podcast: Season 1
Hosted by Megan Norris and Moyra Major
Supported by Origins Australia
Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio
Enquiries: ben@woodworkdigitalstudio.com.au

Episode 6: Rosalie Wilson

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150,000 stolen babies - The truth behind the crimes Australia tried to hide

150,000 stolen babies - The truth behind the crimes Australia tried to hide

Somebody’s Daughter

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