Family Matters article Feb 2006
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Policy and practice paper Dec 2005
Enhancing Out-of-Home Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People
The aim of the project was to identify carers, service providers and young people in care’s views on Indigenous out-of-home care arrangements
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Policy and practice paper Nov 2005
The recruitment, retention, and support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander foster carers
Examines the recruitment, retention, training, assessment and support of Aboriginal and Torres people caring for children removed from their parents
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Family Matters article Jun 2005
Mothers' employment transitions following childbirth
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Family Matters article Jun 2005
The use of family-friendly work arrangements by lone and couple mothers
This article addresses the question of whether lone and couple mothers differ in their use of, and unmet need for, family friendly work arrangements.
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Submission Apr 2005
Submission on balancing work and family
Submission focuses on recently analysed data that can assist policy makers in their task of developing supports for parents balancing work and family.
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Family Matters article Mar 2005
Governments, workplaces and households
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Family Matters article Mar 2005
Caring for children and adults
This paper presents evidence on the use of flexible work arrangements to provide adult care and how this compares to the use by those caring for children.
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Family Matters article Oct 2004
Mothers' reflections about work and family life
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Family Matters article Sep 2004
The value mothers place on paid work and their feelings of life control
This article explores the relationship between work orientation, labour force status and control using data from the Australian Institute of Family Studies 2002 Family and Work Decisions survey which involved a nationally representative random sample of 2405 Australian mothers.