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Australian True Crime

Shortcut: Australia’s Forgotten Mothers and Children

Australian True Crime

Meshel Laurie

True Crime

4.6979 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.


Australia’s dark history of illegal forced adoptions left thousands of mothers and children traumatised.


Somebody’s Daughter is a new podcast uncovering these hidden stories and amplifying the voices of survivors.


It’s co-created by award-winning author and journalist Megan Norris, who joins us today on Australian True Crime.


You can listen to Somebody's Daughter here, or wherever you get your podcasts.


You can visit Origins Australia (Forced Adoption Support Network) here.


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Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.


For Support: 

Lifeline  on 13 11 14

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

Blue Knot Helpline: 1300 657 380


CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Megan Norris

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains extra content from The ABC.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

When award-winning author and journalist Megan Norris turns her attention to a story,

0:09.5

we know the results will be thorough and compassionate.

0:13.4

Megan's latest investigation can be heard on the podcast, Somebody's Daughter.

0:18.0

It's about the far-reaching conspiracy to remove and traffic the babies of

0:22.1

Australian women deemed unworthy of parenthood right up until the 1980s. We spoke to one of these

0:29.2

women in episode 263 of Australian True Crime, which we're reissuing this week. And Megan Norris

0:35.9

joins us on this episode to talk about what she learned from

0:39.2

meeting many women who lived through similar circumstances. This is Australian true crime.

0:45.2

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this podcast is created, the Wurundri

0:50.4

Woiwurang people of the Koolan Nation.

0:57.6

Summer's nearly over.

0:59.1

It's time to get back to real life.

1:00.9

Luckily, Sinch has got all the essentials sorted.

1:03.4

And we're not talking about new textbooks.

1:05.2

Let's see.

1:05.8

The biggest range of cars to buy entirely online?

1:08.2

Check.

1:08.8

Free 90-day warranties.

1:10.5

Sorted.

1:11.1

And Faf-free cinch servicing at a Marshall store near you.

1:14.1

Absolutely cinched it.

1:15.4

Everything you need and not a pencil case in sight.

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