Family Matters article Mar 1995
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Regional Family Support Councils
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Family Matters article Apr 1994
Developing coherent community support networks
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Research report Dec 1993
Families and services
This paper discusses some of the common assumptions about the significance of location as a factor in living standards
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Research report Dec 1993
Young people, families and disadvantage
A report commissioned by the Australian Department of Social Security
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Research report Dec 1993
In search of poverty and affluence: An investigation of families living in two Melbourne municipalities
Draws on data from a three year study of living standards of Australian families in 12 localities which reflect varying socio-economic settings.
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
High-rise parenting: raising children in Melbourne's high-rise estates
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Family Matters article Aug 1993
Who needs neighbours?
This article challenges widely held views that outer suburban life is one of isolation, cut off from family, friends and neighbours, while neighbourliness is pervasive in the older middle suburbs and an inherent part of inner suburban and city living.
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Family Matters article Aug 1993
Aboriginal Australians and poverty
The author alerts readers to problems associated with measuring income poverty and argues that definitions used in measuring income amongst white Australians are not always appropriate when measuring income poverty amongst Aborigines.
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Research report Feb 1993
Young people living on the urban fringe: Preliminary report: The youth of Berwick
Examines the life circumstances of the young people of Berwick, the issues they face and the policy implications of the information gathered
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Family Matters article Dec 1992
A safe place for children
This article reports results of the Australian Institute of Family Studies' Living Standards Study, which addresses levels of safety for both children and adults.