Family Matters article Jun 1998
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Family Matters article Jun 1998
Social Capital
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Family Matters article Jun 1998
Changing Patterns of Social Exchanges
In order to explore some of the major recent changes affecting family responsibilities, this paper provides an overview of key areas of literature on social exchanges between families and the state.
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Family Matters article Jun 2009
Children’s participation in family law disputes
Family Matters article on the views of children, parents, lawyers and counsellors on children's participation in family law disputes
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Family Matters article Mar 2009
Flexible work arrangements
Family Matters article on New Zealand families and their experiences with flexible work
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Family Matters article Sep 2008
Matching work and family commitments
Family Matters article on Australian outcomes in matching work and family commitments
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Family Matters article Sep 2008
Breastfeeding, employment and leave
This article explores the relationship between breastfeeding and employment, with a focus given to the fact that some women do manage to combine employment and breastfeeding—a return to work does not always result in a stop to breastfeeding.
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Family Matters article Sep 2008
What kinds of jobs help carers combine care and employment?
This paper provides information about what job characteristics promote or inhibit maintaining employment while caring.
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Family Matters article Jan 2008
'Less adversarial' proceedings in children's cases
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.
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Family Matters article Jun 2007
"Basically it's a recognition issue"
This article suggests that while financial assistance and ongoing training are important resources provided to foster carers in Australia, there is also a need for other forms of recognition in the lives of foster carers.