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JOY Drive

15 May 2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Banned Baby Names

Kids & Family, Law, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Banned Baby Names

Can you name your baby Nutella? What about Robocop? Or Virgin? In this JOY Drive Radiothon special, Lauren Rosewarne joins us to unpack Australia’s ever-growing list of banned baby names. From legal restrictions to cultural sensitivities, she explores what these prohibitions reveal about identity, politics and the boundaries of personal freedom.

Guest: Lauren Rosewarne, Associate Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne

Presenters: Warren Andrew and Colette Mann

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