Family Matters article Mar 1999
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Independence and low-income older persons
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Media release May 2018
Grandparents caring for vulnerable children say they need more support
Many Australian carers are grandparents caring for vulnerable relatives living out-of-home and they are not getting the support services they need, according to a research report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Webinar Sep 2018
Give children a bigger voice more of the time: Children’s and young people’s experiences of the family law system
This webinar discussed recent research on young people’s experiences of the family law system and its implications for child-inclusive practice.
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Media release Sep 2017
Full pokies ‘pre-commitment systems’ needed
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.
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Policy and practice paper Oct 2007
Foster families
Produced by the former National Child Protection Clearinghouse.
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Family Matters article Mar 1999
Family support and community in an ageing society
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Research report Jul 1998
Family relationships and intergenerational exchange in later life
This paper examines the interactions and flows of aid up and down between three generations of the same family.
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
Family Law Council visits New Zealand
This article briefly describes the meeting of Family Law Council of Australia, an advisory body to the Commonwealth Attorney General, meeting in Wellington, New Zealand, discussing issues such as the representation of children in family proceedings, the Hague Convention, and the treatment of domesticviolence in family law proceedings.
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Family Matters article Sep 2012
Family grief therapy
Family Matters article about a vital model in oncology, palliative care and bereavement for family grief therapy
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Research report May 1998
Families in later life
This paper explores aspects of retirement and family relationships in the lives of Australian men and women aged 50-70 years.