Short article Sep 2018
The meaning of home for children and young people after parental separation
A new study exploring the meaning of home for children and young people after separation aims to inform living arrangements that work for them.
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Short article Sep 2018
A new study exploring the meaning of home for children and young people after separation aims to inform living arrangements that work for them.
Media release Sep 2017
Australians need the protection of full ‘pre-commitment systems’ to reduce the financial and social harm from poker machines, according to a discussion paper released today by the Australian Gambling Research Centre. Eight per cent of the Australian adult population – or 1.4million people – experience some degree of gambling problem. Of these almost half are moderate or high risk gamblers, with poker machines the most harmful form of gambling in Australia.
Family Matters article Jun 1999
Family Matters article Mar 1999
These papers with their focus on changes in family patterns, structures, transitions and attitudes across the generations, make a contribution to understanding the role that families have in the lives of older persons.
Family Matters article Mar 1999
Family Matters article Mar 1999
Family Matters article Mar 1999
This article considers the central role played by carers in maintaining people at home, and questions the somewhat taken-for-granted relationship between the availability of informal care and admission to residential care.
Family Matters article Mar 1999
This article has three main aims: to discuss the general profile of people caring for elderly parents and care recipients; to present some real life caring situations illustrating the complexities of care arrangements; and to draw some conclusions about the consequences of these complexities for middle aged carers and for the provision of support services for the aged.
Family Matters article Mar 1999
This article presents the author's views on how the images and interests of older people influence public policy, focussing on the influence of older people and issues such as employment, politics, safety, health, financial security, the media, and positive ageing.
Family Matters article Mar 1999