Step-by-step guides

The applications everyone gets stuck on, written in plain English. No government-speak.

• 10 min read

  Hospital to home: the complete guide

  Before the birth, in hospital, at discharge and the first weeks home — bookings, private cover questions, baby's screening, discharge paperwork and follow-up, in one free guide.

• 6 min read

  The Centrelink newborn claim, start to finish

  How the Newborn Child Declaration, Medicare and your payments all connect — and the order to do them in.

• 7 min read

  Applying for Paid Parental Leave without the headache

  Work test, income limits, sharing days with a partner, and timing the claim.

• 5 min read

  Registering the birth and ordering the certificate

  What's free, what costs money, deadlines in each state, and who can register.

• 6 min read

  Setting up the Child Care Subsidy

  Subsidised hours, income estimate, and making sure the subsidy is ready for care.