Family Matters article Sep 2001
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Establishment of the Family Court of Australia and its early years: A personal perspective
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Family Matters article Sep 2001
A history of child protection
This article gives an overview of the development of child protection and efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect, highlighting the cyclical nature of the evolution of child protection services and noting that many of the current approaches have been tried a number of times over the last 150 years and look likely to be re-applied in the next few decades.
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Family Matters article Sep 2001
Australian families in transition
This article traces key transitions in Australian family life since Federation, some of their causes, and how we might best understand their implications.
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Family Matters article Sep 2001
Changing families in Australia 1901-2001
This article maps out the dimensions of family change over the past one hundred years in Australia, focusing in particular on the changing structure of households.
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Policy and practice paper Dec 2001
Strategic Directions in Child Protection
This document presents the 12 commissioned reports on aspects of child protection service and policy
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
Family law update
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
Family law
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
Announcing the Institute's conference 2003
This paper lays out the themes and content for The Australian Institute of Family Studies conference, declaring it will provide a valuable forum for those interested or involved in family research, family policy, or providing services to families in Australia.
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
Research into parent-child contact after parental separation
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
The origin of lone-parent concentrations in metropolitan and regional Australia
This article examines patterns of geographic mobility in order to assess whether migration is likely to be the major cause for high lone-parent concentrations in regional areas, or whether such concentrations are largely a consequence of 'home grown' factors.