Family Matters article Aug 1993
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Family Matters article Aug 1993
Torres Strait Islander family life
This article presents a collection of papers on family life amongst Torres Strait Islanders.
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Family Matters article Aug 1993
Aboriginal families and ATSIC
This paper begins by presenting statistics on Aboriginal families derived from the 1986 Census, then discusses how the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) is developing a National Family Strategy.
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Family Matters article Aug 1993
Aboriginal children: Back to origins
This article begins by looking at landmark events of 1993 for Aboriginal people, including the United Nations International Year of the World's Indigenous People and the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Melbourne office of the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC), before turning to the widespread practice which occurred between the 1930s and the 1970s of the wholesale removal of Aboriginal children from their families and their adoption into white families.
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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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Family Matters article Dec 1993
High-rise parenting: raising children in Melbourne's high-rise estates
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Research report Dec 1993
Families and services
This paper discusses some of the common assumptions about the significance of location as a factor in living standards
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Research report Dec 1993
In search of poverty and affluence: An investigation of families living in two Melbourne municipalities
Draws on data from a three year study of living standards of Australian families in 12 localities which reflect varying socio-economic settings.
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Policy and practice paper Jan 1994
Child abuse and neglect: Incidence and prevention
Incidence and prevention of child abuse and neglect
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Family Matters article Apr 1994
Developing coherent community support networks