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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Cait Kelly

Raising a newborn in a sharehouse: the challenges for new parents during Australia’s housing crisis

Ada Fitzgerald-Cherry sitting in an armchair holding baby Laszlo
Ada Fitzgerald-Cherry with two-month-old Laszlo at their share home in Canberra. Photograph: Mike Bowers/Guardian Australia

Ada Fitzgerald-Cherry never planned to have a baby while living in a sharehouse.

After becoming pregnant, the 38-year-old public servant started looking for a rental property in Canberra in March.

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