Family Matters article Nov 1990
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Literacy: a matter of social justice
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Family Matters article Apr 1998
Latest Australian and Overseas Quality-of-Life Research
This article provides information on the First Conference of the International Society of Quality-of-Life Studies, held in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1997.
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Family Matters article Mar 1996
Joint adoption by same sex spouses in Canada
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Research report Sep 1987
Human relations education in Australian schools: A review of policies and practices
The purpose of this review is to examine the status and nature of human relations education in primary and secondary schools throughout Australia.
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Family Matters article Apr 1998
How Young People Think About Self, Work and Futures
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Family Matters article Nov 1990
How divorced parents perceive their children's schooling
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Media release Sep 2017
Full pokies ‘pre-commitment systems’ needed
Australians need the protection of full ‘pre-commitment systems’ to reduce the financial and social harm from poker machines, according to a discussion paper released today by the Australian Gambling Research Centre. Eight per cent of the Australian adult population – or 1.4million people – experience some degree of gambling problem. Of these almost half are moderate or high risk gamblers, with poker machines the most harmful form of gambling in Australia.
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Family Matters article Sep 2004
Forming couple relationships
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Policy and practice paper Jul 2013
Family factors in early school leaving
This paper looks at the risk factors associated with young people exiting the education system prematurely, particularly in a family context
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Family Matters article May 2010
Family and place
The first set of articles in this edition of Family Matters considers aspects of place, including neighbourhood effects and the measurement of locational disadvantage - key issues in informing public policy - and discussion of place-based programs designed to ameliorate the impacts of disadvantage on children, families and communities.