Family Matters article Jun 1996
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Policy and practice paper Sep 1996
Child maltreatment and substance abuse
Discussion Paper 2. by the National Child Protection Clearinghouse
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Family Matters article Sep 1996
Costs of children in Australia - update
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Family Matters article Sep 1996
Developments in disability policies
In this article the author outlines the issues likely to be addressed in the lead up to the renewal of the 1991 Commonwealth State Disability Agreement (CSDA) in 1997 and changes which the Commonwealth government may seek to incorporate in the Agreement.
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Family Matters article Sep 1996
Family law reforms and attitudes to parental responsibility
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Research report Dec 1996
Diary of social legislation and policy 1996
It provides a reference for researchers and workers in government and service organisations
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Costs of children in Australia - update
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Adolescent sibling conflict
This article looks at a study examining the link between adolescents' experiences of parental favouritism and differences in sibling communication patterns during interactions with their sibling.
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Child care in a caring society
In this discussion of the role of child care services in supporting families in their rearing of children in contemporary Australia, the author argues that it is necessary to balance this perspective by thinking of child care as an investment in children and for children.
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Two views of the AIFS Australian Family Research Conference
This article presents two views of the Australian Institute of Family Studies' Fifth Australian Family Research Conference: one looking at the nature of family studies, another summarising some of the themes introduced by keynote speakers at the conference, including policy research and policy development, corporate responsibility and the family, and economic restructuring and family living standards, and how they were developed in a range of papers.