Family Matters article Apr 1998
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
Family Law Conference in Durban: Lessons for Australia?
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
Costs of children in Australia - update
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
Exploring Parenthood and Parenting
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
Turning to Father
In this article the author discusses the extent to which teenagers confide in their fathers, mothers and friends, and whether confiding in fathers is independently linked with the well being of teenagers.
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
Latest trends - Teenage Ex-nuptial Births
There have been some concerns that Australian teenage exnuptial births are rising and this article looks at the latest trends in this area. Although the rate has been increasing, it has not been growing as fast as the rate of increase of exnuptial births to older women.
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Family Matters article Jun 1997
Australian family research and policy news
The column provides a snapshot of family research and policy issues from a range of research perspectives and geographic locations around Australia, this issue featuring reports from our corresponding consultants describing research that falls under the broad sub-headings of indigenous families and children and adolescents.
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Family Matters article Jun 1997
Costs of children in Australia - update
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Family Matters article Jun 1997
The next generation
The author reports on what happens to the children of Australia's growing non-English speaking migrant population that has been particularly disadvantaged in terms of access to information and participation in the broader community.
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Family Matters article Aug 1994
Youth today: Some of the issues
This article considers concepts of youth and adolescence, identities of non English speaking background immigrant youth, stereotypes about Aboriginal young people, income support for young people, young people's participation in education and training, young people's access to services in outer urban fringe areas of Australian cities, and resolving family problems.