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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Research report Nov 1983
The paper suggests there has always been a proportion of people who remain single.
Family Matters article Apr 1992
This article discusses the impact of recent social change on men, and questions the continued existence of the supposedly 'invisible father'.
Family Matters article Mar 1995
Family Matters article Sep 1997
This article briefly describes the meeting of Family Law Council of Australia, an advisory body to the Commonwealth Attorney General, meeting in Wellington, New Zealand, discussing issues such as the representation of children in family proceedings, the Hague Convention, and the treatment of domesticviolence in family law proceedings.
Family Matters article Sep 1997
In this article the author discusses the extent to which teenagers confide in their fathers, mothers and friends, and whether confiding in fathers is independently linked with the well being of teenagers.
Research report Apr 1999
Findings from a recent Institute study show that most divorcing couples fail to consider superannuation in the division of property.
Family Matters article Apr 2001
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.
Family Matters article Apr 2001
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.
Research report Dec 2003
This paper demonstrates that older people make valuable economic contributions to Australian society through the time they spend in voluntary work.