Family Matters article Apr 2008
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Some aspects of the early history of child protection in Australia
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Research report Mar 1998
Social polarisation and housing careers
Draws on a 1996 survey of a national random sample of 25–70 year olds, to examine access to home ownership in the context of a changing labour market.
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Media release Nov 2018
Smacking children to discipline and punish them
For decades the American Academy of Pediatrics discouraged parents from spanking.
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Research report Nov 1983
Singles in Australian society
The paper suggests there has always been a proportion of people who remain single.
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Practice guide Oct 2012
Sibling sexual abuse
This Research Summary into sibling sexual abuse will review the current literature on definitions, impacts, barriers to disclosure and legal issues
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Practice guide May 2014
Sexual revictimisation
Traces the path of research on violence against women to conclude that gender inequality is an underlying determinant in the factors that cause it
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Family Matters article Nov 1990
Saving the world's children?
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Policy and practice paper Aug 2012
Safe and supportive Indigenous families and communities for children: A synopsis and critique of Australian research
A review of research on building safe and supportive families and communities for Indigenous children in Australia.
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Short article Dec 2017
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: Report released
A short overview of the final report released by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse on 15 December 2017.
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Resource sheet Jun 2016
Risk assessment instruments in child protection
Outlines the different approaches and instruments used to assess whether children are at risk of maltreatment