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I am a single mother by choice. Why am I hit with a ‘solo parent’ penalty?

There is no ‘spare adult’ to play backstop in single-parent households – and Australia has 1.2 million of them. We haven’t adjusted for this reality.

I am a single mother by choice. Why am I hit with a ‘solo parent’ penalty?

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Trump's state dinner for Xi to feature sea bass and a long list of tech titans

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A tech-heavy guest list, the fashion choices of those on it, who sits where, their body language throughout the night and what's on

  • State dinner on Thursday showcases softer diplomacy between Trump and Xi
  • Menu includes sesame-crusted sea bass, vanilla cremeux, ice cream with honey
  • Tech titans Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, Greg Brockman, Michael Dell attend

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