Research report Dec 1989
The social costs of inadequate literacy: A report for International Literacy Year
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Commissioned by the International Literacy Year Secretariat
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Research report Dec 1989
Commissioned by the International Literacy Year Secretariat
Family Matters article Sep 1999
This article by researchers from the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) at the University of Canberra, follows up two previously published papers calculating new sets of estimates of the cost of raising children based on two different methodological approaches.
Family Matters article Dec 1991
The author discusses the background to the Joint Select Committee on Certain Aspects of the Operation and Interpretation of the Family Law Act considering whether to extend the Family Law Act to cover disputes arising out of de facto relationships, and the implications of recognising such disputes.
Research report Oct 2010
This report analyses the effect of receipt of child support payments on the labour supply of resident mothers.
Family Matters article Mar 1996
This article describes the concern that parents have about their children being victims of assault if left unsupervised in public.
Family Matters article Nov 2016
This article considers the possible family law implications of legislation to ensure that donor-conceived adults can access their donor’s identity.
Policy and practice paper Apr 2006
This paper investigates the effectiveness of child maltreatment prevention programs.
Family Matters article Jan 2008
This article reports on a recent analysis of a large-scale survey in which lower odds of divorce were found to be associated with participation in a pre-marriage education program.
Policy and practice paper Nov 2006
A discussion of grandparents' roles in caring for children and ways in which service providers can support them.
Family Matters article Jun 1999