Family Matters article Jun 1998
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Family Support and Exchange
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Family Matters article Apr 1998
Adolescents' Perceptions of Parental Favouritism
This article examines the findings from a study set up to investigate the relation between adolescents' experience of parental favouritism and family functioning.
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Family Matters article Nov 1990
How divorced parents perceive their children's schooling
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Family Matters article Jun 2009
Indigenous social exclusion
Family Matters article on insights into the concept of social exclusion
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Family Matters article Mar 2009
A half-hearted defence of the CDEP scheme
This paper updates the Office of Evaluation and Audit 1997 report that evaluated the The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme developed as a response to the perceived social threat of "sit-down money" to Indigenous communities in the 1970s.
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Family Matters article Mar 2009
Family statistics and trends
Family Matters article on statistics and trends in the acquisition of parenting and relationship skills
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Family Matters article Sep 2008
Multiple partnerships and children’s wellbeing
Family Matters article
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Family Matters article Sep 2008
Engaging fathers in child and family services
Family Matters article on good practice in engaging fathers in child and family services
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Family Matters article Jun 2008
Shared parental responsibility
Recent reforms to the family law and Child Support Scheme systems in Australia emphasise the importance of shared parental responsibility after separation and the best interests of the child, and stress the key themes of: joint financial responsibility; substantial child contact with each parent where possible; shared decision-making by parents; and, assistance to reduce conflict and improve communication between separated parents.
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Family Matters article Apr 2008
How do parents and teenagers get along together?