Family Matters article Sep 1997
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
Work and Family Values, Preferences and Practice
Initial findings from an Institute study highlight the ways that parents' workforce participation is influenced by the values and preferences they hold for combining work and family life.
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Family Matters article Jun 1997
Women's satisfaction with the domestic division of labour
This paper examines and compares men's and women's levels of satisfaction with the domestic division of labour, and the way in which levels of satisfaction vary in relation to a number of factors such as labour force attachment of husbands and wives, life cycle stage, and attitudes to gender roles and social class..
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Family Matters article Dec 1994
Interest rates and home ownership
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Family Matters article Jun 1995
Impact of the work environment on workers with family responsibilities
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Family Matters article Mar 1996
A free basic medical service for families most in need?
This article examines the level of success of Medicare in enabling low income families to receive free basic medical care, based on data from the Australian Living Standards Study (ALSS) conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Family Matters article Mar 1996
As safe as houses - or a house of cards?
In this article data collected by the Australian Institute of Family Studies in its Australian Living Standards Study (ALSS) is used to examine first, the extent of financial advantages available to home owners and, second, which areas had the greatest gains and losses.
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Family Matters article Jun 1996
Are Australian workplaces family friendly?
This paper suggests that it is still not easy, in 1995, for the more than a quarter of Australia's workforce to gain the additional flexibility which may be required to carry out the dual tasks of care and paid work
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Family Matters article Sep 1996
The poverty of housing policy: Newtown 1966 and 1991
In this third article from the Newtown Revisited Project, the authors examine how the outcomes of housing policy decisions between 1966 and 1991 have impacted on the lives of Newtown families.
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Submission Mar 2009
Inquiry into the Bullying of Children and Young People
Impact of bullying, and the role families can play in preventing and responding to bullying.