Reservation wages and the earnings capacity of lone and couple mothers

This paper concerns the factor of wages in attracting income support recipients into the work force.

Long work hours and the wellbeing of fathers and their families

This paper explores the relationship between fathers' work hours, their own wellbeing and that of their families using data from the HILDA survey.

Father-inclusive practice and associated professional competencies

Reporting on factors that may influence fathers' involvement with services and the competence of practitioners to engage with fathers.

Dad and Partner Pay: Implications for policy-makers and practitioners

This paper uses existing literature to describe Australia's family leave policy history leading up to the government-funded Dad and Partner Pay

Fathers with a history of child sexual abuse: New findings for policy and practice

Outlines the research into a history of child sexual abuse can influence men's perceptions and experience of fatherhood.

Web resources: Fathers

This page contains selected web resources relating to fathers.

Turning to Father

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. 

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.

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. 

Fathering and children