Media release Nov 2017
Three charts on job prospects for refugees in Australia
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Research from the Building a New Life in Australia study indicates that the job prospects of refugees improve the longer they are in Australia.
Media release Nov 2017
Research from the Building a New Life in Australia study indicates that the job prospects of refugees improve the longer they are in Australia.
Family Matters article Dec 2003
This article seeks to provide more balance to the debate about the cost of older people in an ageing society and to estimate the financial value of some of the ongoing contributions of older people that are not measured in national accounts, as well as providing estimates of the financial value of the unpaid contributions of older people - both to their family and to the wider community.
Family Matters article Jun 2001
This article describes the background to the UK's Sure Start early intervention program, looks at what it offers and what it aims to achieve, then reviews the early experience of program implementation to draw out some initial lessons for policy makers who may be thinking of developing similar initiatives.
Short article Sep 2017
Young people leaving care have specific needs and are at greater risk of contact with the justice system.
Research report Dec 1989
Commissioned by the International Literacy Year Secretariat
Family Matters article Jun 2009
This article examines the changes in relationships between parents and their children during the transition from adolescence to adulthood
Family Matters article Dec 2003
This article looks at the role of families and the challenges they face in changing social and economic circumstances of an ageing Australian population.
Research report Feb 2013
Investigates how communication technologies facilitate sexual violence against young people and challenges this presents for the justice system
Policy and practice paper Nov 2005
Examines the recruitment, retention, training, assessment and support of Aboriginal and Torres people caring for children removed from their parents
Family Matters article Apr 1998
This article looks at the distinctive experiences of young people of the 'post-1970 generation' after they leave secondary school.