Family Matters article Sep 2000
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Family Matters article Mar 2000
New employment policies, poverty and mothering
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Family Matters article Mar 2000
Child support for young adult children
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Short article Sep 2017
Young Minds Matter: Mental disorders and risk-taking behaviour among 13-17 year-olds in Australia
This article explores the high rates of smoking, alcohol consumption, and other risky behaviours among children and adolescents with mental disorders.
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Media release Aug 2017
Money the main motivator for working teens
Australian teens choose to work for the money citing financial reasons as the main motivation to get a job.
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Media release Feb 2019
Teen girls influenced by fathers' heavy drinking
Findings from the longitudinal Study of Australian Children show that when a father engages in regular heavy drinking (defined as more than five drinks more than twice a month) when his daughter is aged 12-13, it has a strong bearing on the likelihood she will try alcohol by age 14-15.
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Commissioned report Jun 2014
Effectiveness of traineeships and apprenticeships for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population
Looks at the data on participation rates, gender differences, occupation types, employment outcomes, and personal outcomes, and reviews their impacts.
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Commissioned report Mar 2012
Increasing Indigenous employment rates
An overview of the research evidence on why Indigenous Australians have much lower employment rates than non-Indigenous Australians.
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Commissioned report Feb 2014
Improving labour market outcomes through education and training
This paper explores the disparity in participation and attainment by Indigenous Australians in education and training and how it can be addressed.
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Family Matters article May 2010
Child support and Welfare to Work reforms
Family Matters article on economic consequences for single-parent families of child support and Welfare to Work reforms