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7 September 2019

Culture of men’s work trapping fathers

Why can’t fathers’ work adapt to their kids?

Mother and daughter holding hand together in vintage color tone
31 July 2019

Stop blaming parents, experts say

Contemporary parenting styles are not to blame for society’s ills

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24 June 2019

Footballers finding lure of sports betting hard to resist

Young men are finding it hard to resist the lure of sports betting.

16 June 2019

Conflict between work and family affects fathers' and…

The often incompatible demands of work and family life typically have been viewed as a burden for mothers. However new research shows it is also affecting fathers.

A father gently kisses his newborn daughter on the cheek. He is holding her cradled in his arms as she is swaddled up comfortably for her nap.
28 May 2019

Bringing up baby: Fathers not always able to share the load

The birth of a child changes little for Australian fathers’ working lives, according to an analysis of employment trends in the past few decades by the Australian…

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14 May 2019

More young adults living at home with their parents

More young people especially those in capital cities are choosing to stay at home and live with their parents in their early adulthood, according to the Australian…

Exchanging rings in a wedding ceremony
20 March 2019

TVs ‘Married at First Sight’ – Is it really real?

The Nine Network’s Married At First Sight ‘shoehorns a lifetime of matrimonial issues into a few dozen episodes’. But how realistic is it?

Mother taking kids to school
18 March 2019

Financial effects of divorce worse for women

Women are more likely to initiate divorce, but also more likely to suffer financially from it.

19 February 2019

Teen girls influenced by fathers' heavy drinking

Findings from the longitudinal Study of Australian Children show that when a father engages in regular heavy drinking (defined as more than five drinks more than twice a…