Research report Jan 2005
'It's not for lack of wanting kids...' A report on the Fertility Decision Making Project
This report attempts to gain an understanding of the reasons for fertility trends, at both the macro and micro levels
Research report Jan 2005
This report attempts to gain an understanding of the reasons for fertility trends, at both the macro and micro levels
Family Matters article Jan 2008
This article describes the old adversarial system of the the Family Law Act, prior to the 2006 amendments; judicial decision making; previous, smaller changes to children's cases; the development of the Children's Cases Program, a pilot program run by the Family Court in New South Wales; and less adversarial principles and duties under the new legislation.
Short article Oct 2018
Recent research conducted by AIFS highlights the importance of incorporating child-inclusive practices in the family law system.
Research report Feb 1982
Workshop papers address two main areas: the medical perspective of infertility and its treatment and the dilemmas for the child and the community
Family Matters article Feb 2006
This article compares children's temperament and behaviour over the 20 year period of The Australian Temperament Project, which has followed a large cohort of Victorian children since their infancy in 1983.
Family Matters article Dec 1993
The author looks at a new report published by the Australian Youth Foundation titled 'A Lost Generation?' based on discussions with disadvantaged young people aged between 13 and 28 years.
Policy and practice paper Dec 2008
Discusses the child protection system in Australia, legislation and policy frameworks, child welfare ideology, and key challenges and possible future
Family Matters article Sep 1998
In this article it is the author's thesis that we are at one of those rare moments in history when a conjunction of influences and events provides nations such as Australia with the need and the opportunity to address a range of issues of fundamental importance to their citizens.
Family Matters article Feb 2005
In this article the author summarises the new measures of the 2004 federal budget, described as a families budget, and the media commentary evoked, and asks what these measures might mean in the context of the Government's fourth term agenda.
Family Matters article Aug 1994
This paper draws on the preliminary findings of an ethnographic study investigating how Nyungar young people living in a southern metropolitan region of Perth articulate their everyday experiences of the nexus between substance use and the police.