Research report May 1988
Low wage earners in Australia: A report prepared for the Brotherhood of St Laurence
Defines part of the workforce as low wage workers and then examines their characteristics in terms of employment, family type and income.
Research report May 1988
Defines part of the workforce as low wage workers and then examines their characteristics in terms of employment, family type and income.
Family Matters article Sep 1998
Family Matters article Apr 1992
The paper examines the effects of the recession on 54 families with at least one unemployed member and a low income or families who were experiencing severe economic hardship for some other reason such as a substantial decline in the income of self-employed people.
Media release Sep 2015
Australians tend to be satisfied with life despite experiencing highs and lows stemming from common transitions across the life course, according to a study released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Family Matters article Sep 1997
There have been some concerns that Australian teenage exnuptial births are rising and this article looks at the latest trends in this area. Although the rate has been increasing, it has not been growing as fast as the rate of increase of exnuptial births to older women.
Family Matters article Sep 1997
Family Matters article Apr 1998
This article provides information on the First Conference of the International Society of Quality-of-Life Studies, held in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1997.
Short article Jan 2018
Professor Daryl Higgins reflects on the findings from the Royal Commission and considers how organisational leaders can best respond.
Family Matters article Aug 1994
This article presents a roundup of some of the various themes and programs that have unfolded nationally and at the state level for International Year of the Family.
Family Matters article Apr 1994
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'.