Family Matters article Mar 1996
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Joint adoption by same sex spouses in Canada
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Family Matters article Jun 1996
Families, young people and health care
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Family Matters article Sep 1996
English language skills and parents' wellbeing
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Submission Sep 2008
Social impacts associated with drought
A preliminary analysis of data from the Regional and Rural Families Survey.
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Submission Feb 2009
Inquiry into Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities
Health, welfare, education and security of children in regional and remote Indigenous communities.
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
Understanding community strengths
This article identifies the concepts of social cohesion and social exclusion as providing two theoretical frameworks whose relevance to Australian policy deserves greater exploration.
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Family Matters article Jun 2001
School experiences of the children of lesbian and gay parents
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Family Matters article Jun 2001
The UK Sure Start Program
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.
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Short article Mar 2018
Scanlon Foundation: Mapping social cohesion 2017
Recent research shows that while most Australians support immigration and multiculturalism, reports of discrimination have doubled between 2007–17.
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Media release Aug 2018
Fathers’ work-life balance affects children’s mental health
Recent research by AIFS and the Australian National University shows that fathers' work-life balance impacts on children's mental health. While the ability of mothers to juggle work and family commitments has long been known to affect children, the survey of 2496 families shows dads’ work matters too. Dads report wanting to be there more for their children, but their work often doesn't allow them to do so.