Family Matters article Sep 2004
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DNA paternity testing without the knowledge or consent of the mother
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Family Matters article Oct 2004
Family law update
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Family Matters article Oct 2004
Beyond binaries in motherhood research
This article suggests that more creative ways of understanding the mosaic and diverse nature of contemporary motherhood, such as fiction, memoirs and personal narratives, ought to be considered when researching motherhood and the family.
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Family Matters article Oct 2004
Parent-child contact schedules after divorce
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Policy and practice paper Apr 2005
National comparison of child protection systems
This paper is a national snapshot of Australian statutory child protection services.
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Policy and practice paper Jun 2005
Out-of-home care in Australia
This research project reviewed Australian out-of-home care research
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Family Matters article Jun 2005
Beliefs about IVF as a personal fallback option
This paper draws on data from the Fertility Decision Making Project to examine views regarding the use of IVF held by men and women in their twenties and thirties who were in a committed relationship.
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Family Matters article Jun 2005
Time to rethink time?
This article re-examines the notion of time in the context of post-separation parenting.
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Research report Jul 2005
The efficacy of early childhood interventions
This report works towards producing an evidence base concerning the efficacy of early childhood interventions in Australia
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Family Matters article Sep 2005
What Australians think about parental responsibilities
The author describes a current study of the Australian Institute of Family Studies commissioned by the Attorney General's Department to evaluate the impact of Imminent changes to family law, set out in the Family Law Reform Act No.1 (Children), which will alter the way the law talks about parental responsibilities for their children after separation.