Family Matters article Sep 1996
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Family Matters article Sep 1996
To move or not to move? Some issues facing aged home owners
This article looks at the availability of help for aged home owners who want to stay in their homes but are finding it difficult to meet daily living costs.
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Family Matters article Sep 1996
Double jeopardy: Violence against immigrant women in the home
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Working with Aboriginal families
This article shares insights and knowledge gained from providing conciliation counselling to Aboriginal families at times of family breakdown and separation, discussing issues of cross cultural communication, family violence and service provision, as well as offering guidelines to facilitate and promote work in this area.
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Children's involvement in household work
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Family Matters article Jun 1997
Australian family research and policy news
The column provides a snapshot of family research and policy issues from a range of research perspectives and geographic locations around Australia, this issue featuring reports from our corresponding consultants describing research that falls under the broad sub-headings of indigenous families and children and adolescents.
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Family Matters article Jun 1997
Proposal for a National Youth Civic Service Scheme
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Family Matters article Jun 1997
Women's satisfaction with the domestic division of labour
This paper examines and compares men's and women's levels of satisfaction with the domestic division of labour, and the way in which levels of satisfaction vary in relation to a number of factors such as labour force attachment of husbands and wives, life cycle stage, and attitudes to gender roles and social class..
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
Family Law Council visits New Zealand
This article briefly describes the meeting of Family Law Council of Australia, an advisory body to the Commonwealth Attorney General, meeting in Wellington, New Zealand, discussing issues such as the representation of children in family proceedings, the Hague Convention, and the treatment of domesticviolence in family law proceedings.
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
Work and Family Values, Preferences and Practice
Initial findings from an Institute study highlight the ways that parents' workforce participation is influenced by the values and preferences they hold for combining work and family life.