Family Matters article May 2004
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Research report Dec 2003
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.
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Family Matters article Dec 2002
Why is the fertility rate falling?
This article examines what might be causing decades of falling birth rates and the all time low in Australia's fertility rates.
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Family Matters article Dec 2002
Fertility decline in Australia
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Family Matters article Dec 2002
Three facts about fertility
In this article evidence from 21 OECD countries is used to describe the recent trajectory of fertility change in advanced industrialised countries, to identify changes in the nature of the trade-offs between work and family and to establish which family friendly policy measures are most conducive to high levels of fertility.
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
The origin of lone-parent concentrations in metropolitan and regional Australia
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.
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
Understanding community strengths
This article identifies the concepts of social cohesion and social exclusion as providing two theoretical frameworks whose relevance to Australian policy deserves greater exploration.
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Family Matters article Apr 2001
Men's and women's reasons for not having children
Family Matters article on men's and women's reasons for not having children
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Family Matters article Apr 2001
Family law update
This article represents a shortened version of the Executive Summary of a report by the authors of research undertaken into the operation of the Family Law Reform Act 1995, from the time it came into effect in June 1996 to the end of 1999.
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Research report Apr 1999
Superannuation and divorce in Australia
Findings from a recent Institute study show that most divorcing couples fail to consider superannuation in the division of property.