Keyword "single parents" - List of latest news (33 results)

22/04 ‘Sold a lie’: Young mum reveals why she regrets buying a home

When Bonnie Hanson purchased a home in 2021, she felt an overwhelming sense of pride, but within a few short months, she was filled with regret and stress.

10/04 Hidden dangers of swiping right

Horrific acts of sexual violence committed by men who targeted women and children through dating apps and social media have been revealed in a recent spate of crimes.

01/04 Charity works out which group of residents are worst hit by April 1 price rises

Millions of Brits will feel the pinch as household bills are set to increase from today.

21/03 How to slash up to $500,000 off your mortgage

Eligible families and single parents can now slash up to $500,000 from their mortgage for a new home under a pre-election expansion of Labor’s shared equity housing affordability scheme.

17/03 ‘What is she talking about’: Couple spark debate with money disagreement

A fierce money debate has kicked off online after a man found out, while recording a podcast, that his partner doesn’t want to share her money with him.

24/01 Struggling to support his children, Budy never gave up even though he was once considered crazy

Meet Budyono, a single parent who fought for the future of his child in Banyuwangi. Inspirational story full of sacrifice and hope.

25/06 What separates single men from solo mothers

The proportion of men among single parents is increasing - it is now almost a fifth. However, their living situation is often significantly different than that of single mothers, a study shows. Their number is also increasing because of people fleeing Ukraine.

14/03 ‘Is it OK for single parents leave work earlier than others?’

Welcome to The Dilemma, where psychologist Jacqui Manning offers advice on your ethical questions and moral dilemmas. This week she talks about special privileges for staff with kids.

08/12 America Isn’t Ready for the Two-Household Child

Joint custody is a growing reality—but the country’s systems for supporting families aren’t built to accommodate it.

30/09 Opinion | Raising Kids in Single-Parent Households

Readers react to a guest essay arguing that the growing number of such households is bad for the children.

22/09 Is Single Parenthood the Problem?

If so, should the government try to fix it?

18/09 Why Marriages Matter

Two-parent households should be a policy goal.

17/09 Opinion | The Explosive Rise of Single-Parent Families Is Not a Good Thing

How the erosion of the convention of raising children inside a two-parent home is damaging families and worsening economic inequality.

15/05 ‘What am I going to do?’: Single mum confronts Chalmers

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers came face-to-face with a single mum struggling to cope with cost of living pressures in a solo appearance on the ABC’s Q&A program on Monday night.

09/05 Unemployed, single parents and renters big winners in budget handout

Jim Chalmers' Budget speech on Tuesday was met with applause from colleagues as the 1.2million Australians under mortgage stress drew the short straw.

09/05 Text message you don’t want to get

Scammers have wasted no time in using this year’s federal budget to try and steal money off of struggling Australians.

09/05 ‘Voldemort’ tax cuts hidden from budget

High income workers earning $200,000 a year are set to score a $9,000 tax cut next year, but you wouldn’t know it if you read the budget papers.

09/05 What will single parents get in the 2023 Federal Budget? 

Under the new policy, single parents who are currently on JobSeeker will receive an additional $176.90 per fortnight.

09/05 Find out what you’ll get

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his second budget, with a focus on cost-of-living measures.

09/05 Free doctor visits for 12 million Aussies

Families earning under $120,000 a year are the real winners in the budget but there’s one big ticket surprise that will help all Aussies regardless of income - and that’s free GP visits for kids.

08/05 ‘Lucky Jim’ set to hand down surplus

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08/05 Dirty little secret hidden in the budget

It’s the dirty little secret buried in the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s media blitz over cost of living relief in the budget.

08/05 Massive budget boon for single parents

Single parents who rely on welfare will not be forced back to work until their youngest child is 14 in a move that will deliver a $4,420 a year windfall to eligible families.

07/05 Chalmers’ $14.6bn budget ‘centrepiece’

Jim Chalmers’ second budget will commit $14.6 billion over four years to help Australians struggling with mounting cost-of-living pressures.

07/05 Millions set for power bill relief

Five million households and a million businesses will be bolstered by up to $500 in power bill relief.

07/05 Big hint for winners in federal budget

Single parents may be in for a boost on budget night, with the treasurer hinting that a much-maligned measure introduced under a previous Labor government will be changed.

04/05 Budget 2023: What we know so far

A “modest budget” that will offer targeted cost-of-living relief but not make a bad situation worse – that’s what Treasurer Jim Chalmers is gearing up to hand down on Tuesday.

04/05 Budget’s winners and losers revealed

The winners and losers of the government’s second budget in under a year have been revealed as Labor stresses it must prioritise vulnerable Australians in its bid to balance the books.

27/04 MP reveals emotional pregnancy battle

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has refused to confirm changes to welfare for single parents but says the payments saved her life when she was a young mother.

26/04 Albanese's most vocal problem is behind him — literally — and it can't be ignored

The government may be able to put off increasing spending on defence in the budget, but boosting spending on social security could be more difficult to dodge — partly because of his vocal backbench, writes David Speers.

23/04 Why one group could miss out in budget

Single parents with older children hoping to receive more generous financial assistance are on tenterhooks waiting to find out whether the measure will feature in next month’s federal budget.

06/02 Landlord makes bombshell renting revelation

A new landlord has shed light on the surprising — and sometimes discriminatory — biases that mean some renters aren’t even considered for a property.

21/01 ‘Cockroach of the net’: Where paedos target kids

A leading cyber safety expert has labelled website Omegle the “cockroach” of the internet, because of the danger it places children in.