When she called CSMC's Support Line, Rani was cold. The heater in her home was broken and although her landlord had promised to fix it, he hadn't, and Rani was scared to keep asking for fear of being evicted. When Lesley called us, she told the Support Worker that...
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Son of single mother wins again!
IN BRIEF: The son of a single mother is re-elected as Prime Minister of Australia for a second term What the Albanese Government did for single mothers in their first term What single mothers are asking of the second term Albanese Government When Anthony Albanese was...
How raising the rate of social security could make a lifetime of difference
CSMC and our members and supporters have long campaigned for an increase in the payment rate of social security. Single mothers across Victoria have told their stories, signed petitions, and emailed their Members of Parliament while behind the scenes, CSMC has...
Is the deficit discourse on sole mothers shifting?
Some of you would have heard of Emily Wolfinger, a fabulous academic and single mother, who writes powerfully about single mothers. Emily has contributed a chapter to the newly released book ‘Gone Feral: Unruly Women and the Undoing of Normative Femininity’, where she...




