Family Matters article Apr 1997
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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 Dec 2014
Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
Entering adolescence and becoming a young adult
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Family Matters article Dec 2014
Introducing Growing Up in Australia's Child Health CheckPoint
A physical and biomarkers module for the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
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Family Matters article Mar 2016
Payee mothers’ interactions with the Department of Human Services-Child Support
This article explores mothers' experiences with the child support scheme in Australia, highlighting how interactions with the Department of Human Services-Child Support (DHS-CS) agency can facilitate or undermine the receipt of child support.
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Family Matters article Aug 1993
Work-related child care: Four Melbourne localities
This paper examines work-related child care in four localities of Melbourne: Berwick, Werribee, Box Hill and inner Melbourne, drawing from the Australian Institute of Family Studies' survey of Australian Living Standards.
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Family Matters article May 1993
Leisure and recreation: Experiences and limitations
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Family Matters article May 1993
Beyond custody and access
In this edited version of a paper presented at the fourth Australian Family Research Conference in February 1993, the author suggests that the roots of the language of custody and access lie in outdated assumptions of children as economic assets or property.
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Family Matters article Dec 1992
Childhood in its social context
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Family Matters article Dec 1992
The child's right to know both parents