Family Matters article Aug 1992
Young adults and family change
Data from the Australian Institute of Family Studies' Becoming Adult Study are used to explore the effect of parental separation and divorce on young adults.
Family Matters article Aug 1992
Data from the Australian Institute of Family Studies' Becoming Adult Study are used to explore the effect of parental separation and divorce on young adults.
Family Matters article Aug 1993
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 Family Studies' survey of Australian Living Standards.
Family Matters article Apr 2001
This article discusses how the Australian income support system has adapted to significant changes in the Australian labour market and in the distribution of employment.
Family Matters article Aug 1992
This article considers innovations in the organised care of both children and elderly family members during working hours for workers with family responsibilities.
Family Matters article Jun 1999
This article sets out to show why proposed changes to rules of the of the Family Law Act governing property settlement in divorce, currently being considered by the Attorney-General's department, are so contentious.
Family Matters article Feb 2006
In this article the authors provide an overview of data from the Growing Up in Australia study on patterns of use of child care.
Family Matters article Dec 1993
This paper examines the financial, physical and emotional wellbeing of adolescents from sole-mother and couple families, some of whose parents are in paid work and some not.
Family Matters article Sep 1999
This article considers whether Britain and Australia will eventually have to ask the same tough question that the US has faced: do we want to defend the right of lone parents to choose not to work, or do we really want to reduce the levels of welfare dependency?
Family Matters article Jun 2000
This paper considers what welfare means in America, the background problem of poverty, how and why work requirements have become progressively more demanding, and consequences to date of welfare reform.
Family Matters article Sep 1999
This article provides an overview of papers presented, and of debate around reform of the welfare and social security systems at the forefront of political debate in many western nations, including Australia.