Family Matters article Jun 2005
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Family Matters article Jun 2005
Mothers' employment transitions following childbirth
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Family Matters article Jun 2005
The use of family-friendly work arrangements by lone and couple mothers
This article addresses the question of whether lone and couple mothers differ in their use of, and unmet need for, family friendly work arrangements.
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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 Feb 2005
A review of new Australian Government initiatives for families with children
In this article the author summarises the new measures of the 2004 federal budget, described as a families budget, and the media commentary evoked, and asks what these measures might mean in the context of the Government's fourth term agenda.
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Family Matters article May 2004
Child support policy in Australia
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Family Matters article Sep 2003
Family and community life
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Family Matters article May 2003
Competing family models, competing social policies
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
Announcing the Institute's conference 2003
This paper lays out the themes and content for The Australian Institute of Family Studies conference, declaring it will provide a valuable forum for those interested or involved in family research, family policy, or providing services to families in Australia.
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
The origin of lone-parent concentrations in metropolitan and regional Australia
This article examines patterns of geographic mobility in order to assess whether migration is likely to be the major cause for high lone-parent concentrations in regional areas, or whether such concentrations are largely a consequence of 'home grown' factors.