Shakira Hussein (seated in chair) with daughter Adalya Nash Hussein. Photo by Leah Jing McIntosh. March 17, 2022 Friday essay: single parenting with a disability – how my 9-year-old daughter became my carer in shining armour Shakira Hussein, The University of Melbourne Disabled single mother Shakira Hussein reflects on her secret weapon against adversity. Adalya, her ‘excessively mature’ daughter, appointed herself her mother’s carer and fierce protector from age 9.
Do you have to go? via shutterstock.com March 31, 2017 New welfare reforms put extra pressure on single parents to enter paid work Ruth Patrick, University of Liverpool From April, single parents will have to look for work when their youngest child turns three.
Child support payments actually help single mums to stay employed for longer, research finds. Lukas Coch/AAP March 20, 2017 Higher child support doesn’t lead to welfare dependency for single mums Hayley Fisher, University of Sydney Higher child support payments actually lead to an increase in the employment rate of single mums, research finds.