Family Matters article Apr 1994
Child abuse and neglect
This article focuses on one of the priority issues identified by the National Council for the International Year of the Family - to address the problems of family violence.
Family Matters article Apr 1994
This article focuses on one of the priority issues identified by the National Council for the International Year of the Family - to address the problems of family violence.
Research report May 1985
Draws attention to inadequacy of support, inequitable trends in the current tax- transfer system, inappropriate arrangements under current structures
Family Matters article Apr 2008
In this article, the authors describe the labour force status of carers who receive an Australian Government payment directed to carers, with a particular focus on the degree to which non-employed carers want to be in paid employment.
Family Matters article Aug 1992
This article draws on house price data for the period 1974 to 1990 in each local government area in the Melbourne Statistical District, and asks whether house price increases simply reflect inflation, or if families who are home owners and buyers gain in wealth through their home ownership.
Short article Jun 2017
Risk factors for child maltreatment are often interrelated, and need to be addressed by holistic prevention and early intervention strategies.
Family Matters article Apr 2001
This article discusses 'Benefits for children: a four country study', a new international study which discusses and compares the child benefit programs of four countries: Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Research report Jan 1989
This report, outlines the major areas of inquiry, describes the sampling base, and presents preliminary first, limited set of questionnaires.
Research report Nov 2013
This paper explores the characteristics of employed and non-employed mothers, to identify the factors that contribute to differing employment levels
Family Matters article Mar 1996
This article presents an overview of the goals, methodology and data sets in a major, innovative study of the living standards of Australian Families - the Australian Living Standards Study (ALSS), undertaken by the Australian Institute of Family Studies its methodology and data sets.
Family Matters article Mar 1996
This article presents a bibliography of Australian Living Standards Study material produced to date by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.