September 22, 2026 — 7:49pm
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The cost of raising children has become so high that parents and those hoping to become them are being forced to shrink their intended family size, Australia’s leading parenting advocate says.
New data from national advocacy organisation The Parenthood shows the cost of raising one child per year now sits at around $17,800 a year, and two or more costs more than $36,500.
Georgie Dent, a mother of three and chief executive of The Parenthood, will address the National Press Club on Wednesday warning that…
Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU
