Congratulations to Carla Pascoe Leahy and Petra Bueskens for the publication of Australian Mothering: Historical and Sociological Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). This interdisciplinary collection of 22 chapters defines the field of Australian maternal studies for the first time, covering activism, adoption, birth, breastfeeding, childcare, child support, domestic violence, fatherhood, fertility choices, migration, policy, pregnancy, psychology, relationships, single motherhood, time use, welfare and work. Contributors include Patricia Grimshaw, Marilyn Lake, Shurlee Swain and Alistair Thomson.