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16 June 2008

The nature and impact of caring for family members with a…

Based upon data from a national survey, conducted in 2006, of 1,002 carers who receive an Australian Government payment directed towards carers

26 February 2008

Fertility and family policy in Australia

Provides an overview of fertility trends and their potential implications for Australia, as well as key current government policies and schemes

19 October 2007

Cooperation and coordination

Evaluation of Magellan against its intended goal of being an effective mechanism for responding to allegations of sexual or physical abuse of children

10 July 2007

Employment aspirations of non-working mothers with long…

This paper compares the employment aspirations and expectations of mothers with and without long-term health problems.

9 May 2007

Allegations of family violence and child abuse in family…

Examines the prevalence and nature of allegations of family violence and child abuse in family law children's proceedings filed in 2003.

26 April 2007

Differential parenting of children from diverse cultural…

This paper explores how children from Anglo, Somali and Vietnamese cultural backgrounds are parented at home and in day care.

1 February 2007

The consequences of divorce for financial living standards…

This report provides some of the first estimates of the financial consequences of divorce for Australians aged 55 to 74 years using HILDA survey data.

13 June 2006

Parenting partnerships in culturally diverse child care…

This paper presents findings from the Child Care in Cultural Context study.

6 June 2006

Reservation wages and the earnings capacity of lone and…

This paper concerns the factor of wages in attracting income support recipients into the work force.