Lessons of United States welfare reforms for Australian social policy

This paper reviews the evidence on the impact of the United States welfare reforms on a wide range of outcomes

Reforming the Australian welfare state

This collection of essays addresses the new agenda for the Australian welfare system and reflects on the case for radical reform

General medical practice: An aspect of living standards

In this paper, attention is given to Swedish earnings-related transfer payments other than pensions received by senior citizens.

Health report: Access to basic medical care in nine urban areas

The report presents findings in relation to the families' experience of general medical practice care.

Measuring the value of unpaid household, caring and voluntary work of older Australians

This paper demonstrates that older people make valuable economic contributions to Australian society through the time they spend in voluntary work.

Welfare reform and the family

This article provides an overview of papers presented, and of debate around reform of the welfare and social security systems at the forefront of political debate in many western nations, including Australia. 

Welfare dependency and economic opportunity

In this paper, the author criticises and evaluates Lawrence Mead's 'Welfare reform and the family', and offers a British perspective on welfare dependency and economic opportunity.

Welfare reform in Britain, Australia and the United States

This article considers whether Britain and Australia will eventually have to ask the same tough question that the US has faced: do we want to defend the right of lone parents to choose not to work, or do we really want to reduce the levels of welfare dependency?

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..

Families, young people and the risk of sexually transmitted diseases