Family Matters article Jun 2007
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That elusive but essential element beyond sound legislation, policy and theoretical perspectives
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Family Matters article Mar 2011
The AIFS evaluation of the 2006 family law reforms
Family Matters No. 86, 2011 - This article outlines the key research questions and findings from the evaluation
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Family Matters article May 2004
The attitudes of separated mothers and fathers to 50/50 shared care
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Family Matters article Dec 1992
The child's right to know both parents
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Research report Mar 1990
The coalition parties' family tax package
Australian Families Income Transfer (AFIT) Project Bulletin No 7, March 1990.
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Family Matters article Sep 1999
The Commonwealth Government's approach to family policy
This article outlines the government's objectives and achievements in family policy and reveals that future directions for family policy will focus on prevention and early intervention with a view to strengthening families.
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Research report Dec 1994
The Commonwealth's role in preventing child abuse: A report to the Minister for Family Services
Presents a five-tier model for the analysis of current Commonwealth child abuse prevention activities as well as for the recommendations for programs
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Family Matters article Nov 1990
The costs of children: A review of methods and results
In this article the author argues that the cost of a child is not an objective fact but varies according to tastes and preferences and according to the amount of money that parents have to spend on their children.
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Research report May 1989
The CSSE pre-scheme custodial parent and control samples: Characteristics of respondents, response rates and biases
This paper describes in more detail the sampling methodology employed for the pre-scheme custodial parent and control samples
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Family Matters article Mar 2011
The effect of family violence on post-separation parenting arrangements
This article reports key findings of two national online surveys with adults and children in relation to post-separation parenting, which formed part of larger research commissioned by the Australian Attorney-General into family law and family violence in Australia in 2009.