Research report Jan 1984
Can the family survive?
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Great concern has been expressed in recent times that the family 'as we know it' is rapidly disappearing.
Research report Jan 1984
Great concern has been expressed in recent times that the family 'as we know it' is rapidly disappearing.
Family Matters article Mar 2011
This article examines four issues: the prevalence of different care-time arrangements in families that experienced parental separation after July 2006; parents' views about the flexibility and workability of their arrangements; characteristics of families with different care-time arrangements; and the strength of the relationship between child wellbeing on the one hand, and care-time arrangements and family dynamics on the other.
Research report Jun 2003
Uses data from 1986 and 1996 Australian Censuses to explore possible reasons for differences in the labour market trends of lone and couple mothers.
Family Matters article Sep 2001
This article maps out the dimensions of family change over the past one hundred years in Australia, focusing in particular on the changing structure of households.
Family Matters article Aug 1991
This article discusses recent moves to reform laws which affect both parents and children after separation, based on issues raised in the Family Law Council's discussion paper 'Patterns of parenting after separation'.
Research report May 1982
The paper describes changes which have occurred in families and family structures over the past 25 years
Research report Dec 2000
Describes a new study that aims to fill gaps in the research literature concerning the influence of home-child care discontinuities on children.
Policy and practice paper Jul 2007
Provides evidence of the potential benefits of the child-inclusion model in dispute resolution with two successful applications.
Policy and practice paper Jun 1996
Discussion Paper 1 Produced by the National Child Protection Clearinghouse.
Short article Oct 2017
This article examines the role of homelessness in the link between child maltreatment and youth offending.