Policy and practice paper Feb 2008
Strengthening Aboriginal family functioning: What works and why?
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Insights into the protective effects and risks that influence forms of functioning among Aboriginal families.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2008
Insights into the protective effects and risks that influence forms of functioning among Aboriginal families.
Research report Apr 1999
Findings from a recent Institute study show that most divorcing couples fail to consider superannuation in the division of property.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
Looks at what type of support carers needed to continue in their caring role, and barriers that made it difficult to provide appropriate care
Research report Feb 2007
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.
Family Matters article Mar 2000
This article draws on data from the Institute's Australian Divorce Transitions Project to examine the extent to which the various contributions and needs specified by the Family Law Act contribute to the way property is currently divided in Australia.
Research report May 1987
Research findings and conclusions and details suggestions for short- and long-term strategies; a summary report outlines the main issues.
Research report Aug 1985
Research findings and conclusions and details suggestions for short- and long-term strategies; a summary report outlines the main issues.
Family Matters article Feb 2007
This article provides estimates of the economic benefits derived from the use of wild resources to the Indigenous community of the Wallis Lake catchment in New South Wales.
Family Matters article Aug 1993
This paper on Aboriginal families and kinship begins by briefly discussing what Aboriginal life was like before 'British invasion' in 1788, then examines current Aboriginal family life and how Aborigines have retained their Aboriginal identity.
Family Matters article Feb 2007
This paper seeks to address the gap in empirical data to scientifically document the nature and extent of the intergenerational effects of both forced separation and forced relocation on Indigenous families in terms of social and cultural dislocation, as well as its impact on the health and well being of subsequent generations.