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You can skirt around the issue of returning-to-work after baby with whatever fancy, politically correct phrases you like, but when it’s reduced down like a Masterchef-style jus, the stress, the negotiation, the juggle and the guilt make the whole process, simply, crap.
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One in four Australian workers feel financially stressed
More than one in four Australian workers feel financially stressed and find it difficult to make ends meet.
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Australians pay thousands more for private health cover
Australian families are paying up to $400 more a month for private health insurance than consumers in comparable countries like Britain and New Zealand.
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Australian dads long to be 'latte papas' but only some take financial hit
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Bank sold debt after woman failed to pay for account she didn't want
Patricia Howard's first hint that something was wrong came when one of her credit cards was cancelled. Then the debt collectors started calling her.
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