Family Matters article Aug 1993
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Claiming our future
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Family Matters article Aug 1992
Extended family in Australia
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Family Matters article Aug 1992
Conceptualising family life and family policies
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Family Matters article Aug 1992
No more than a phone call away
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
Changing families in changing societies
This article presents an overview of the Changing Families in Changing Societies conference, held in Brussels in February 1992.
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
A man's place...? Reconstructing family realities
This article discusses the impact of recent social change on men, and questions the continued existence of the supposedly 'invisible father'.
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Research report Feb 1992
Adoption law in Australia
This document briefly outlines changes to the adoption scene in Australia in recent years
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Research report Dec 1991
Sick children: How working mothers cope
The paper focuses on mothers' and fathers' attitudes to sharing the care of sick children. A selection of case studies is included.
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Family Matters article Dec 1991
Ageing: Everybody's future
This article suggests that while the ageing of Australia is often regarded with trepidation as social planners try to implement health and welfare policies that will adequately provide for the next century's elderly, the potential advantages of there being more old people far outweigh the perceived drain on resources and that the ageing population promises a spreading pool of competence and human help to be drawn upon with enthusiasm.
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Family Matters article Aug 1991
Self-determination: Helping Aboriginal families to realise the ideal