Policy and practice paper Dec 2013
Same-sex parented families in Australia
A review and synthesis of the Australian and international literature on same-sex parented families.
Policy and practice paper Dec 2013
A review and synthesis of the Australian and international literature on same-sex parented families.
Family Matters article Jun 2001
Research report Dec 1991
The paper focuses on mothers' and fathers' attitudes to sharing the care of sick children. A selection of case studies is included.
Family Matters article Oct 2006
Family Matters article Feb 2006
Research report Oct 2010
This report analyses the effect of receipt of child support payments on the labour supply of resident mothers.
Policy and practice paper Nov 2014
Gambling problems can have severe personal consequences as well as have significant impacts on families and communities.
Family Matters article Apr 2002
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.
Family Matters article May 1993
This paper suggest there are many aspects of interpersonal relationships in good families that we need to incorporate in the more public parts of our lives, that policy makers often have unrealistic expectations of the capacity of these small and fragile units and examines the care-work nexus, suggesting a number of issues which could and should inform public policy debate.
Family Matters article Jun 2005
This article addresses the question of whether lone and couple mothers differ in their use of, and unmet need for, family friendly work arrangements.