Policy and practice paper May 2011
What is community disadvantage? Understanding the issues, overcoming the problem
This Resource Sheet briefly summarises a number of influential recent approaches to conceptualising and measuring disadvantage.
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Policy and practice paper May 2011
This Resource Sheet briefly summarises a number of influential recent approaches to conceptualising and measuring disadvantage.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
Common characteristics of the organisations’ programs and services that we profiled are outlined. Covers organisational practice and service delivery.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
Presents participants’ views on main barriers and incentives that influence Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ decision to become a carer
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.
Research report Mar 2011
This Facts Sheet describes how the characteristics of families differ between the "city" and the "country" or "bush"
Research report Sep 1980
Argues that the present fragmentation of services, inconsistency in interpretation and application should be replaced by a national family policy
Research report Oct 1981
The paper reviews the history of post war migration and the socioeconomic context in which migrants live and work
Research report Jun 1985
This paper uses data from the first-phase survey of the Australian Family Formation Project, a longitudinal survey of Australians aged 18 to 34 years
Research report Dec 1993
This paper discusses some of the common assumptions about the significance of location as a factor in living standards
Research report Dec 1991
This book reviews the literature on the role of the state, families and the community as providers of support, and reports on a study.