Welcome to Sole Parents’ Union
Sole Parents’ Union is a non-profit community advocacy organisation that works on behalf of all sole parents, representing their views and issues to government. We work on behalf of both female and male sole parents, share-care parents, and children.
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Thank you all
It is with regret that we advise that as of 30 June this year Sole Parents' Union will cease to operate on a full time basis. It was a hard decision to make, and we sincerely wish we could contribute more to improve outcomes for single parents.
More website hacking
Once again we must apologise for not updating our website more regularly. Unfortunatelywe are fighting an ongoing battle against hackers. As if a small communitiy organisation didn't have enough to worry about!!!
(Another) new Minister for Human Services
The latest reshuffle of the Gillard Ministry has appointed another new Minister to the portfolio of Human Services - covering Centrelink, Child Support Agency, Medicare and Rehabilitation Services.
Latest Blog Post
Sick of the bloody kids? You’re doing it wrong
Sam de Brito, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 April 2012 YOU have to wonder if the ”bloody kids” have replaced ”the missus” as the perceived ball and chain around the modern man’s neck. Both are t
Divorce by text message
Lisa Arends, Huffington Post 28 April 2012 My divorce certainly did not present itself as a gift, trussed up with a big red bow like a Lexus in a Christmas commercial. Instead, it was a big ugly box, filled to the brim w
The everyday behaviour that could be used against you in divorce
Huffington Post As a matrimonial attorney, the very first thing I say to every new client is, “Shut down your Facebook account and stop texting immediately.” While not everyone necessarily follows this advice
