Lyndal Bubke is a donor conceived person from Queensland who has made some significant discoveries through DNA testing. This has then led her to advocacy and the recent legislation changes that will see Queensland become another Australian State to retrospectively remove donor anonymity and only now in 2026 put legal family limits in place, making this a ten family limit per donor.

Lyndal has been part of news media around this when the legislation was passing but has also been part of A Current Affair in 2025 when news broke of Monash IVF embryo mix ups. It’s possible that you have or may see more from Lyndal as the Queensland donor conception register becomes established.

Resources that Lyndal Mentions in the Episode:
Book: Brave New Humans by Sarah Dingle - https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/brave-new-humans-by-sarah-dingle/9781743796382

Donor Conceived Australia - Peak body for donor conceived people in Australia - https://dca-au-v2.squarespace.com/

Lyndal’s Media

Newspaper Article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/07/donor-59-sperm-donation-children-find-father

The Project: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1351879482553327

A Current Affair: https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/woman-who-discovered-she-has-77-siblings-calls-for-sperm-donor-regulations/02963c47-b0ef-44e0-89ca-e432b11eed5d

Queensland Donor Conception Register:
https://www.qld.gov.au/family/births/donor-conception-information-register
On this page above there is a link to register your interest for the Donor conception register: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=IqY-WF2X70uh0NH5wTn4s2fBxgK9xHZPuj-5er4aUvpUOVQ2UkZVR1FVM0JMTVFWV0tONk1XOUwxQS4u&route=shorturl

You can also email: dciregister@justice.qld.gov.au or art@health.ald.gov.au or email both addresses and also complete the registration! (That’s what I would do so they know I’m serious and they can’t ignore my requests!)

These and more resources are available at: https://www.evielucas.com/originarchives

It’s unknown to this day but with estimates of around 60,000 donor conceived Australians being created since the 1960s it seems that the majority of us still don’t even know that they’re donor conceived. (60,000 donor conceived Australians statistics from the 2010 senate inquiry into donor conception - there would likely be many more now)

Origin Archives are resources for donor conceived Australians and a record of donor conceived people searching for their genetic identity, truth and transparency in an ever expanding for profit industry.