Family Matters article Dec 2002
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Fertility decline in Australia
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Family Matters article Dec 2002
Why is the fertility rate falling?
This article examines what might be causing decades of falling birth rates and the all time low in Australia's fertility rates.
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Family Matters article May 2003
Family law update - The Columbus Pilot
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Research report Jun 2003
Changes in the labour force status of lone and couple Australian mothers, 1983-2002
Uses data from 1986 and 1996 Australian Censuses to explore possible reasons for differences in the labour market trends of lone and couple mothers.
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Policy and practice paper Sep 2003
Child abuse and neglect in Indigenous Australian communities
Developed with SNAICC to provide an overview of the issues around the child abuse and neglect of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
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Family Matters article Sep 2003
Family law update
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Family Matters article Sep 2003
Opinions
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Family Matters article Sep 2003
Bargaining over children
This article suggests that rather than endorse pre-emptive assumptions about family structure, the current Parliamentary Inquiry into a 'rebuttable presumption' of 50:50 residency should begin with the child's interests and work outwards
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Research report Dec 2003
Measuring the value of unpaid household, caring and voluntary work of older Australians
This paper demonstrates that older people make valuable economic contributions to Australian society through the time they spend in voluntary work.
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Family Matters article Dec 2003
Family law