Research report Jan 1987
A discussion paper on child maintenance
AIFS response to the government's discussion paper 'Child support: a discussion paper on child maintenance'.
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Research report Jan 1987
AIFS response to the government's discussion paper 'Child support: a discussion paper on child maintenance'.
Research report Feb 1989
This paper briefly reviews several public opinion polls conducted to gauge public attitudes to the Child Support Scheme.
Research report Aug 1989
This report focuses on the financial support of children and some associated family and economic circumstances.
Family Matters article Aug 1991
Research report Dec 1991
The Institute's evaluation of the first stage of Australia's Child Support Scheme covers the experiences of more than 15,000 parents.
Family Matters article Aug 1993
Family Matters article Aug 1993
This article describes some of the Community Development Employment Projects Scheme (CDEP) work initiatives taking place in Woorabinda, a thriving remote Aboriginal community about 170 km south-west of Rockhampton in Queensland's central highlands.
Family Matters article Aug 1993
This paper begins by presenting statistics on Aboriginal families derived from the 1986 Census, then discusses how the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) is developing a National Family Strategy.
Family Matters article Apr 1994
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.
Family Matters article Sep 1995
This article discusses the widespread and hostile opposition to the British Child Support Act 1991.