If you have an Australian child, you are entitled to A$4500 (actually, I believe permanent residence are entitled to this one time payout as well). This is a way of boosting birth rates because, well, birth rates decline in developed nations as women are given more options and more security. Here is an interesting article about other countries desiring to increase their overall birthrates as well. The results might surprise you.
Easter vacation
- Grandma came to visit for the holidays and we ended Caleb's first term with an Easter Parade. We then took a vacation up the coast to Port Stephens and Coffs Harbour.
Caleb and Elise "reading"
- I love seeing my children laughing together. I couldn't pick just one.
Interesting Reads
Robert Hughes: The Fatal Shore: The epic of Australia's founding (Vintage)
Dallas Willard: Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ
Mark Bittman: How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food
Bill Bryson: A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition
Hampton Sides: Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
Dallas Willard: The Divine Conspiracy : Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God
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