HI KatieJane

there are a number of changes that have happened since Lucy created this post. The Maternity Allowance was renamed Maternity Payment and is now the Baby Bonus through the family assistance office. it's no longer means tested in any way.

The baby bonus you're referring to is administered by the ATO and was about $500 per year for children born prior to a certain date (i believe) -

it's just crummy that names keep changing to confuse everyone!

HTH's