PHOTOS: Single parents protest cuts

About 100 people rallied in Sydney on February 5 to oppose the Julia Gillard government's slashing of welfare payments to single parents. Single parents, their kids, and their supporters joined in the action.

Event organiser Samantha Seymour said: "Moving single parents from Parenting Payment to Newstart Allowance when their youngest child turns 8 years of age will have many well documented negative impacts for single parent families. Such changes will have a ripple effect and the social ramifications are already horrendous."

Rallies organised by the Single Parent's Action Group took place around Australia to coincide with first sitting day of parliament in 2013.

(Photos by Rachel Evans)

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