Family Matters article Mar 2005
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Policy and practice paper Oct 2007
Stepfamilies: Understanding and responding effectively
A discussion of problems in defining and understanding the complexities of stepfamilies, and differences between stepfamilies and nuclear families.
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Policy and practice paper Dec 2001
Strategic Directions in Child Protection
This document presents the 12 commissioned reports on aspects of child protection service and policy
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Research report Apr 1999
Superannuation and divorce in Australia
Findings from a recent Institute study show that most divorcing couples fail to consider superannuation in the division of property.
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Research report Dec 1985
Superannuation in Sweden
This paper describes the political controversy surrounding the introduction of national earnings-related superannuation and a pension fund in Sweden.
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Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
Supporting carers
Looks at what type of support carers needed to continue in their caring role, and barriers that made it difficult to provide appropriate care
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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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Media release Mar 2015
The digital divide extends to younger Australians
One in ten young Australians under 35 feel that they have been left behind by advances in modern information communication technology and one in five say they’ll be left behind in the future, according to an Australian Family Trends paper released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Family Matters article Jul 2013
The effects of co-parenting relationships with ex-spouses on couples in step-families
This article explores shared-parenting relationships after a former spouse has re-partnered, presenting findings from interviews with 16 couples, recruited from the 'Couples in Repartnered (Step-) Families' study in New Zealand.
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Short article May 2018
The growing over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care
The Family Matters Report 2017 highlights that rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care have worsened over the last 10 years.