Family Matters article Aug 2011
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Shared care time
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Family Matters article Aug 2011
Grandparenting and the 2006 family law reforms
Family Matters No. 88, 2011 - This article focuses on some grandparenting issues in the context of the 2006 family law reforms
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Family Matters article Sep 2012
Parental separation and grandchildren
This article reports on grandparents' experiences of the effects of parental separation on relationships with their grandchildren.
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Family Matters article Apr 1994
Child support
In the context of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, this article looks critically at the attitudes of Australians to the payment of child maintenance and the introduction of the Child Support Scheme.
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Family Matters article Apr 1994
The many faces of families
This paper discusses the diversity of families in Australia in terms of their composition, culture and race but argues that diversity is much more than simply a matter for recognition and celebration.
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Family Matters article Apr 1994
International Year of the Family
Having discussed the importance of the family to the individual's development and the difficulties associated with formulating family policy, the author presents summaries of the key articles in this issue of 'Family Matters'.
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
Family facts: Families and the labour force
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
Contact with non-custodial fathers and children's well being
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
Well being of young people in different family circumstances
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.
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Family Matters article May 1993
Beyond custody and access
In this edited version of a paper presented at the fourth Australian Family Research Conference in February 1993, the author suggests that the roots of the language of custody and access lie in outdated assumptions of children as economic assets or property.