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Sole Parent Family Network

@Sole_Parents

NSW based Information, Support, Resources and Advocacy for Sole Parent Families https://teapawt.org/t.co/dhzNWrFxRA RTs are not endorsements #singleparent #soleparent

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Joined August 2012
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Happy #IWD all you strong sole parents out there! #iamwoman Helen Reddy was a sole parent.
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Local program aims to help single parents | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site news.com.au/world/local-prog…
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Single parenting: My generation has fallen for the belief that parenting should be shouldered alone smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-an…
I’m a single mother – want to give me a hand with the groceries?

I’m a single mother – want to give me a hand with the groceries?

I am a solo mother by choice with a donor-conceived son and no partner at home. So why won’t my neighbour help me carry my groceries? Where’s “The Village” when I need it?

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Opinion: Why you need to check on your single parent friends this Christmas - 9Honey Yes! honey.nine.com.au/parenting/…
Why you need to check on your single parent friends this Christmas

Why you need to check on your single parent friends this Christmas

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Robodebt was a national disgrace. Thinking of all those sole parents affected. #soleparent
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Mum is a single parent, and I'm forever grateful for her sacrifice and support - ABC Heywire

Mum is a single parent, and I'm forever grateful for her sacrifice and support - ABC Heywire

Heywire winner Mia from Nowra, NSW, Yuin Country.

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Support building for poverty-busting action after David Pocock win

We could populate a city bigger than Brisbane, Canberra and Hobart combined with the Australians who live in poverty.

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Child abduction Japan: Why Japan won't allow this Australian mother to see her children | SBS Dateline sbs.com.au/news/dateline/art…
'Whoever abducts first wins': Why Japan won't allow this Australian mother to see her children

'Whoever abducts first wins': Why Japan won't allow this Australian mother to see her children

Catherine Henderson says she hasn’t spoken with her two teenage children since they were abducted by their father over three years ago; something that’s legal under Japan’s custody system.

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Unpaid work placements stopping single mums from completing higher education, advocates say abc.net.au/news/2022-09-30/u… via @ABCaustralia
'It just wasn't realistic': Why Tess had to drop out of uni after becoming a single mum

'It just wasn't realistic': Why Tess had to drop out of uni after becoming a single mum

As worker shortages continue to bite in many female-dominated industries, single mothers say the difficulty of juggling full-time placements with childcare and work is forcing them to drop out of...

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‘This is not OK from our first female PM’: Gillard’s legacy under the spotlight - The Sydney Morning Herald. apple.news/AG8n3XeFXSN6_meX1…
‘This is not OK from our first female PM’: Gillard’s legacy under the spotlight

‘This is not OK from our first female PM’: Gillard’s legacy under the spotlight

The 10th anniversary of Julia Gillard’s exhilarating misogyny speech is coming up, but Gillard’s legacy on women is not without its black marks.

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‘It bums people out’: Mindy Kaling talks single motherhood with Meghan

‘It bums people out’: Mindy Kaling talks single motherhood with Meghan

There are more than 1.1 million single-parent families in Australia, with 79.8 per cent of those being single mothers.

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#longcovid #soleparent #caring
TLJ (@dragonandtonic) profile pictureTLJ@dragonandtonic23 Aug 2022
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Teen daughter was state champ in her sport. Drs reduced her school to 9 hours per week. No sport. No parties. No learning to drive like her twin. Subject choices for end of school limited (no subjects that require attendance). Sole parent can’t work - care needs. #LongCovid
‘It’s not my problem you’re a single parent’ is a line you don’t have to accept smh.com.au/business/workplac…
‘It’s not my problem you’re a single parent’ is a line you don’t have to accept

‘It’s not my problem you’re a single parent’ is a line you don’t have to accept

The suggestion that your sick child can wait because work takes priority is grotesque.There are legal protections for workers with caring responsibilities, no matter what your boss may say.

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Julia Gillard committed a terrible wrong. It’s time for Albanese to right it

Julia Gillard committed a terrible wrong. It’s time for Albanese to right it

On the day former prime minister Julia Gillard delivered her misogyny speech, the Senate passed a bill that consigned single-parent families to greater struggle and further entrenched intergenerati...

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Too many Australian women are forced to make an intolerable choice smh.com.au/national/too-many…

Too many Australian women are forced to make an intolerable choice

A deep dive into the statistics around domestic violence revealed the shocking reality about the consequences for women deciding whether to leave violent relationships.

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Violence or poverty: The dire choice faced by nearly half a million women

Violence or poverty: The dire choice faced by nearly half a million women

A report by researcher and writer Anne Summers paints a bleak financial picture for those women who do leave violent partners, especially if they have children.

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Proves what we already suspected. abc.net.au/radio/northcoast/…
ABC North Coast Local News - ABC listen

ABC North Coast Local News - ABC listen

Local news, updated weekdays at 6:35am.

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Single mother evicted from rental after five weeks - Canberra Weekly Such a common story. 😩 canberraweekly.com.au/single…
Single mother evicted from rental after three weeks | Canberra Daily

Single mother evicted from rental after three weeks | Canberra Daily

2020 was a frightening time, but for this Canberra single mother on the verge of homelessness, it was so stressful she “could barely see”.

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‘Not a cookie-cutter approach’: $5000 grants to help women back to work after domestic violence

‘Not a cookie-cutter approach’: $5000 grants to help women back to work after domestic violence

Women fleeing domestic violence will soon have access to $5000 grants for education, equipment, transport and childcare costs to support their re-entry to the workforce.

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Parents share their concerns about sending children to day care during COVID #soleparent #singleparent #sihttps://www.abc.net.au/everyday/covid-childcare-concerns/100770708?utm_campaign=abc_everyday&utm_content=twitter&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_everyday
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