A few years ago, Ximena Vengoechea was working three jobs. She had a full time job at a tech company, had recently become a new mum, and had just had her first book published. She was busy; she was tired; but she was living the dream, wasn't she? Then the pandemic...
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Debit cards for kids: a way to teach them about money or a bad, bad idea?
If you've got school-aged kids, chances are they're bugging you for their own bank account and debit card. Their reasoning seems sound: it will teach them to manage their money, and allow them to get a snack from the tuckshop without cash. But many wary parents are...
Young people in the spotlight
Young people have always had a voice, yet they haven't always been listened to. We're changing that. CSMC is exploring with teens and young adults, their experiences of growing up in a single mother household. What we hear from these young people will inform our...
Tell the Government that VARTA must stay
Single mothers who have created their families using donor sperm know that donor linking brings with it a multitude of potential issues and considerations. Now, the Victorian Government has announced that the authority that supports families through the process will...




