HI, sorry to read you are having such a full on time. Mys sister married a man overseas and lives there with her babies, the homesickness can be crippling at times so I know this must be hard to be going through this without family around.

I would call Family relationships (Australian Government :: Family Relationship ) and make an appointment with someone who can walk you through this step by step. I used this service when I broke up with my ex a few years ago and they were fantastic and we also had mediation through them to sort out who has the children when. THis is the best way to do it, you have someone who is a neutral third party looking out for both of you but also looking out for what is best for your daughter. As the children grow how often you have them will change. So you can agree to come up with a parenting plan every year, this means you don't feel stuck to it forever, plus is changes to suit your changing needs. We have both been re-married and I have had another baby and moved towns, so our parenting plans have changed so much in the last few years.

As far as living, perhaps find out how much you will get from centrelink and childsupport before you worry about how you will live. Look at the total amount and then you have a place to start. You could find an awesome place and share it with someone who may be interested in caring for your little one a few hours a week. I shared with another single mum for about 12 months and it worked really well.

On top of all of this, take care of yourself and work with the feelings of breaking up, you had a baby with someone and you will be in a relationship with them for the rest of your life, this still takes work and open communication. After many years my ex and our partners have learned to like each other and get along really well. So it can happen but it takes effort and consciousness as well.

I hope it all goes as smoothly as it can for you all.