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Aboriginal families and ATSIC
This paper begins by presenting statistics on Aboriginal families derived from the 1986 Census, then discusses how the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
Torres Strait Islander family life
This article presents a collection of papers on family life amongst Torres Strait Islanders.
Unemployment income support, the active society and AEDP
In this article the author analyses the labour market environment of two remote area Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) communities in the Northern…
Work-related child care: Four Melbourne localities
This paper examines work-related child care in four localities of Melbourne: Berwick, Werribee, Box Hill and inner Melbourne, drawing from the Australian Institute of…
Depending on parents
Family services: Counting the cost
Who needs neighbours?
This article challenges widely held views that outer suburban life is one of isolation, cut off from family, friends and neighbours, while neighbourliness is…
Aboriginal child welfare
This article outlines some thoughts on the matter of child welfare and indigenous children, taking a brief look at the context of indigenous children's needs in this…
Aboriginal Australians and poverty
The author alerts readers to problems associated with measuring income poverty and argues that definitions used in measuring income amongst white Australians are not…