Family Matters article Jun 2001
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Children and their family contexts
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Family Matters article Sep 2001
The first twenty-one years
This article examines how the Institute has developed over the past 21 years, reflects upon its performance against the expectations held, and looks forward to what might be achieved in the future.
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
Stronger Families team on the road
This article discusses the Stronger Families Learning Exchange, established at the Australian Institute of Family Studies with the objective of contributing to the evidence base about the effectiveness of early interventions for families and communities.
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Research report May 2002
Determinants of Australian mothers’ employment
This paper uses data from the 1996 Australian Census to analyse the factors which explain the employment gap.
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Policy and practice paper Dec 2002
Preventing child abuse: Changes to family support in the 21st century
Examines the development and provision of family support that helps to prevent child abuse and family violence.
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Family Matters article Dec 2002
HILDA data launched
This article examines the potential for the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics Survey (the HILDA Survey), which aims to yield insights into the dynamics of family relationships, parenting, housing arrangements, income, workforce involvement, and the health, wellbeing and attitudes of young people and adults in Australia, to contribute to research on families in Australia.
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Family Matters article Dec 2002
Three facts about fertility
In this article evidence from 21 OECD countries is used to describe the recent trajectory of fertility change in advanced industrialised countries, to identify changes in the nature of the trade-offs between work and family and to establish which family friendly policy measures are most conducive to high levels of fertility.
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Family Matters article Dec 2002
Fertility decline in Australia
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Family Matters article Dec 2002
Why is the fertility rate falling?
This article examines what might be causing decades of falling birth rates and the all time low in Australia's fertility rates.
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Research report Feb 2003
Family structure, child outcomes and environmental mediators
This paper describes a new Institute study that aims to enhance understanding about how family structure relates to the development of children