Research report Feb 1985
We can manage: Expectations about care and varieties of family support among people 75 years and over
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) Monograph no. 5
Research report Feb 1985
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) Monograph no. 5
Research report May 1985
In this paper, attention is given to Swedish earnings-related transfer payments other than pensions received by senior citizens.
Research report Dec 1985
This paper describes the political controversy surrounding the introduction of national earnings-related superannuation and a pension fund in Sweden.
Family Matters article Aug 1991
Family Matters article Aug 1991
Information is provided here about the Caregivers National Group Leader Training Project, a project to support family caregivers by training people to set up and guide community support groups.
Family Matters article Dec 1991
This article suggests that while the ageing of Australia is often regarded with trepidation as social planners try to implement health and welfare policies that will adequately provide for the next century's elderly, the potential advantages of there being more old people far outweigh the perceived drain on resources and that the ageing population promises a spreading pool of competence and human help to be drawn upon with enthusiasm.
Family Matters article May 1993
In this edited version of a paper presented at the fourth Australian Family Research Conference in February 1993, the authors report on the first stage of a major research and intervention program focusing on the wellbeing of families caring for people with a range of severe and long-term illnesses and disabilities.
Family Matters article Aug 1993
Family Matters article Aug 1993
This article describes some of the Community Development Employment Projects Scheme (CDEP) work initiatives taking place in Woorabinda, a thriving remote Aboriginal community about 170 km south-west of Rockhampton in Queensland's central highlands.
Family Matters article Aug 1993
This paper begins by presenting statistics on Aboriginal families derived from the 1986 Census, then discusses how the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) is developing a National Family Strategy.