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Putting a price on family violence: changes to Family Law

Putting a price on family violence: changes to Family Law

The Family Law Amendment Act 2024, set to come into effect from 10 June 2025, is changing the way judges must handle the division of property in cases where there has been family violence. Yet, while the media have often framed the changes in terms of making a person...

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Cost of living – what’s your story?

Cost of living – what’s your story?

The cost of living crisis is one of the biggest stories around and everyone - the media, government, community organisations, mums at school drop off - is talking about it. Life has become so expensive that many of us are now struggling to meet the basics of life like...

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Young people in the spotlight 

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...

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Tell the Government that VARTA must stay

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...

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