Family Matters article Dec 2011
Maternity leave and reduced future earning capacity
This paper looks at who is likely to benefit most from the introduction of Paid Parental Leave (PPL).
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Family Matters article Dec 2011
This paper looks at who is likely to benefit most from the introduction of Paid Parental Leave (PPL).
Family Matters article Dec 2012
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Family Matters article Dec 2012
The main purpose of this paper is to use Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) to provide information on the post-separation arrangements of Indigenous households.
Family Matters article Sep 2012
This study followed 186 pregnant Australian women who intended to return to work within 12 months post-partum, from late in pregnancy until they had returned to work, or their child was 13 months old.
Family Matters article Apr 1994
This article, the second of four papers focusing on disadvantaged families in this issue of 'Family Matters', begins by examining the historical relationship between the state and indigenous peoples of Australia.
Family Matters article Apr 1994
This paper examines what we now know about the place of unpaid household work in the economy, uses internationally comparable survey data to estimate the relative magnitudes of the millions of hours of paid, unpaid and total work, puts a dollar value on Gross Household Produce (the value added by unpaid household work), looks more closely at who provides care and nurture in households, and suggests some urgent issues for statistics and policy that we should begin to tackle in 1994.
Family Matters article Apr 1994
Having discussed the importance of the family to the individual's development and the difficulties associated with formulating family policy, the author presents summaries of the key articles in this issue of 'Family Matters'.
Family Matters article Apr 1994
This article examines the priority issue 'To promote policies which recognise and support the choices which families are making in combining work and family care' identified by the National Council for the International Year of the Family.
Family Matters article Aug 1993
This article presents a collection of papers on family life amongst Torres Strait Islanders.
Family Matters article Aug 1993
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.