‘I had two babies born last week’: the unregulated world of Australia’s online sperm donors

Going to a sperm donor clinic means high costs and long wait times, largely because it involves rigorous health testing, counselling and legal procedures. Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP

Tamara and Brodie Mae met the father of their child near his house. He came out, gave them his donation – his sperm – then they went home and artificially inseminated Tamara, who had a baby boy.

The couple had first gone to an IVF clinic to work out their pregnancy options.