US EditionAustralian journalist names baby 'Methamphetamine Rules' for investigative report
- ABC journalist Kirsten Drysdale accidentally registered the name "Methamphetamine Rules" as part of a story investigating permissible names for newborns, and it surprisingly slipped through the system.
- The Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages has since acknowledged the mistake and intends to change the name officially.
- This incident has prompted the government to strengthen their name registration processes to prevent offensive or unsuitable names from being approved in the future.
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Not only in Australia, the case of a journalist who gave her baby a name after the substance methamphetamine, commonly known as meth, has attracted attention after birth. She wanted to test everything the registry office could acknowledge.
Reporter names baby 'Methamphetamine Rules' but she has a work reason
A journalist in Australia legally named her baby "Methamphetamine Rules" after a "lighthearted, curious attempt" to determine how the government goes about rejecting names deemed inappropriate. Australian ABC journalist Kirsten Drysdale was pregnant when she was working on a news segment focusing on the question, "What can I legally name my baby?" according to News.com.au. Drysdale said she was trying to figure out if the registrar’s office prov…
Journalist who called baby Meth Rules gets grilling for 'appalling stunt'
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video An Australian journalist who decided to jokingly call her son ‘Methamphetamine Rules’ has come under fire for the ‘stunt’. ABC presenter Kirsten Drysdale, 38, was researching for her programme, WTFAQ, when she decided to see if a totally out-there name choice would be approved after viewers had asked how far they co…
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