Family Matters article Jun 2007
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Research report Feb 2007
The consequences of divorce for financial living standards in later life
This report provides some of the first estimates of the financial consequences of divorce for Australians aged 55 to 74 years using HILDA survey data.
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Research report Jun 2006
Reservation wages and the earnings capacity of lone and couple mothers
This paper concerns the factor of wages in attracting income support recipients into the work force.
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Policy and practice paper May 2006
Child abuse prevention: what works? The effectiveness of home visiting programs for preventing child maltreatment
Produced by the former National Child Protection Clearinghouse
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Policy and practice paper May 2006
Child abuse prevention: what works? The effectiveness of parent education programs for preventing child maltreatment
Produced by the former National Child Protection Clearinghouse.
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Family Matters article Oct 2004
Opinion
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Family Matters article Dec 2003
Overview: Ageing issues for Australian families
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Family Matters article Dec 2003
Australia's ageing yet diverse population
This article outlines the changing size and structure of Australia's population, the components of population growth and ageing, and projections for the next 100 years.
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Family Matters article Dec 2003
Are welfare states financing their growing elderly populations at the expense of their children?
In the light of the concerns that demands on social expenditure by the elderly will be met at the expense of benefits and services for children, the aim of this article is to review what has been happening in selected OECD countries in the last 20 years or so.
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Family Matters article Dec 2003
Ageing, living arrangements and subjective wellbeing
In this article, new data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey are used to shed some light on questions around the quality of life in Australia's markedly increased life-expectancy, whether people approaching so-called 'retirement age' are finding the prospect daunting and how older people view their lives.