Family Matters article May 2004
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The attitudes of separated mothers and fathers to 50/50 shared care
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Policy and practice paper Nov 2006
The changing role of grandparents
A discussion of grandparents' roles in caring for children and ways in which service providers can support them.
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Family Matters article Dec 1992
The child's right to know both parents
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Research report May 1989
The CSSE pre-scheme custodial parent and control samples: Characteristics of respondents, response rates and biases
This paper describes in more detail the sampling methodology employed for the pre-scheme custodial parent and control samples
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Family Matters article Feb 2007
The economic value of harvesting wild resources to the Indigenous community of the Wallis Lake Catchment, NSW
This article provides estimates of the economic benefits derived from the use of wild resources to the Indigenous community of the Wallis Lake catchment in New South Wales.
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Family Matters article Mar 2011
The effect of family violence on post-separation parenting arrangements
This article reports key findings of two national online surveys with adults and children in relation to post-separation parenting, which formed part of larger research commissioned by the Australian Attorney-General into family law and family violence in Australia in 2009.
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Family Matters article Jul 2013
The effects of co-parenting relationships with ex-spouses on couples in step-families
This article explores shared-parenting relationships after a former spouse has re-partnered, presenting findings from interviews with 16 couples, recruited from the 'Couples in Repartnered (Step-) Families' study in New Zealand.
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Practice guide Mar 2014
The exception that proves the rule
This Research Summary demonstrates that female sex offending, although a serious issue, makes up a very small percentage of all sex offences
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Family Matters article Aug 1993
The first Australians: Kinship, family and identity
This paper on Aboriginal families and kinship begins by briefly discussing what Aboriginal life was like before 'British invasion' in 1788, then examines current Aboriginal family life and how Aborigines have retained their Aboriginal identity.
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Short article May 2018
The growing over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care
The Family Matters Report 2017 highlights that rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care have worsened over the last 10 years.