Research report Dec 2009
Evaluation of the 2006 family law reforms: Summary report
This summary report provides an overview of the evaluation findings
Research report Dec 2009
This summary report provides an overview of the evaluation findings
Family Matters article Jan 2008
Commissioned report Mar 2011
Evaluates whether the program is working in the best interests of children, addressing power imbalances, and less adversarial dispute resolution.
Family Matters article Sep 2012
Family Matters article on experiences and effects of life events
Family Matters article May 2010
This paper reports some key findings from a recent study that explored how children’s participation is understood and facilitated in one Family Relationship Centre (FRC).
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 Mar 2011
This Facts Sheet describes how the characteristics of families differ between the "city" and the "country" or "bush"
Research report May 2012
Prepared for the 2012 National Families Week, with this year's theme being "Families make all the difference: Helping kids to grow and learn"
Family Matters article Sep 2003
Family Matters article May 2010
The first set of articles in this edition of Family Matters considers aspects of place, including neighbourhood effects and the measurement of locational disadvantage - key issues in informing public policy - and discussion of place-based programs designed to ameliorate the impacts of disadvantage on children, families and communities.