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Remembering Ann Lodge

Remembering Ann Lodge

Ann Lodge: the single mother who challenged taxation legislation in the High Court CSMC is known for being an organisation that has delivered powerful advocacy and support for single mothers for 57...

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Single Mother Wall of Honour 2024

Single Mother Wall of Honour 2024

We celebrated International Single Parents day by launching our Wall of Honour to pay tribute to all the amazing single mothers we know and have known! Congratulations to all the mums who were nominated - you can read the tributes, in alphabetical order, below....

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Two single mums, three kids, and an open road

Two single mums, three kids, and an open road

Years ago, when I first went on a holiday with my baby daughter, my sister-in-law, also a mother, warned: “The thing you have to remember about holidays as a mother, Margie, is that it’s not really a holiday: it’s just transporting the chaos to a different location,...

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Belonging: stories from CSMC members

Belonging: stories from CSMC members

When her local Member of Parliament recommended she contact the Council of Single Mothers and their Children, Sandra says she had never heard of the organisation. “Fifteen years later, when I look back, it feels like CSMC has played such an important role in my...

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