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Single Mother Breaking News
4 February 2012
Revenge and despair place children at risk
Sydney Morning HeraldA new study explores what drives parents to do the unthinkable, writes Adele Horin. He became known as the Facebook killer because it was on the social network site that he broadcast his intention to kill his daughter: ''Bout 2 kill ma kid,'' wrote Ramazan Acar
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29 January 2012
Change baffles parents
Courier MailPARENTS struggling to understand the revised family tax benefits can't get answers from Centrelink because it is swamped by inquiries
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27 January 2012
Spies bust child-support payment cheats
Ninemsn.com.auPARENTS shunning child-support payments while living it up have been spied on by the Federal Government, with Queensland parents boasting some of the nation's biggest debts go to article website
27 January 2012
Mum's hate campaign against stepmother in custody battle at Family Court
The TelegraphA MOTHER has lost custody of her two young daughters after she conducted an "obsessive" campaign against their new stepmother go to article website
26 January 2012
Children at heart of our complex relationships
TheWest.com.auWhen the Australian Parliament enacted a no-fault element to the divorce laws in 1975 enshrined in the Family Law Act, it was no surprise that divorce rates across the country skyrocketed go to article website
25 January 2012
Online parenting guide helps kids deal with wild weather
University of Queensland Parents can help their child cope with the wild weather that is currently wreaking havoc across South East Queensland by accessing a free, online survival guide developed by The University of Queensland go to article website
25 January 2012
More single mothers now working, says study
Sydney Morning HeraldMORE single mothers joined the workforce while others increased their work hours following Howard-era welfare reforms, according to preliminary findings from the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling at the University of Canberra go to article website
Most Recent Australian Single Parent Statistics...
Of 592,000 Australian single parent families (with children under 15 years)87%
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Percentage of Australian families with children aged under 15 headed by a single mother (*2008)
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Of the overall number of Divorces in Australia in 2009
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