Family Matters article Sep 1998
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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 Jun 2009
A contribution to research and development in the carer support sector
This paper summarises the findings of a project to review the literature on effective caring that was carried out as part of a larger body of work by one research centre working in the area of carer needs assessment.
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Family Matters article Jun 2009
Indigenous social exclusion
Family Matters article on insights into the concept of social exclusion
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Family Matters article Mar 2009
Working poor in Australia
This article presents an analysis of poverty among households where at least one member is employed part- or full-time, based on the most recent ABS Survey of Income and Housing (2005-06), and using the OECD half-median household disposable income poverty line.
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Family Matters article Jan 2008
Implications for family dispute resolution practice: Response from Relationships Australia (Victoria) to the "Allegations of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Family law Children's Proceedings" report
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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 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.