Ruth Weston

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Trends in couple dissolution: an update

Trends in couple formation and dissolution have resulted in an increase in the proportion of Australian adults who are unpartnered

Relationship pressures on Australian families: some implications for psychologists

Mental health problems represent an increasing contribution to the global burden of disease and relationships and family factors may underpin and/or exacerbate these

Families then and now: 1980 - 2010

Australian families have changed significantly over the last thirty years but they remain the basic unit in society for caring for each other and raising children, according to this report

Evaluation of the 2006 family law reforms

This evaluation has involved the collection of data from some 28,000 people involved or potentially involved in the family law system including parents, grandparents, family relationship service staff, lawyers, judicial officers and more

Attitudes towards divorce

This paper examines the attitudes of Australians regarding divorce through analysis of data from the 2005 wave of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey

Family statistics and trends: Opinions of parents on the acquisition of parenting and relationship skills

This article focuses on data from the General Parent Population Survey, on whether maintaining good relationships between partners and children come naturally to most people

Snapshots of family relationships

Prepared to support the 2008 National Families Week, this report looks at trends in couple partnering and childbearing; relationships between partners; relationships between parents and children and other family issues

Attitudes towards marriage and cohabitation

This paper discusses the extent to which the decline in marriage rates over the past few decades reflects changing attitudes to marriage and cohabitation

Fertility and family policy in Australia

This paper provides an overview of trends in fertility in Australia and the potential implications of these trends

Fertility and family policy in Australia

The fertility rate in Australia, like almost all OECD countries, is below the level required for population replacement

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Copyright Law Inquiry
10 February 2012

The Attorney-General, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP, has announced the appointment of Professor Jill McKeough as Commissioner in charge of the ALRC’s Inquiry into Copyright Law.

Default Superannuation Funds in Modern Awards: new inquiry
07 February 2012
The Productivity Commission has been asked to report within 8 months on Default Superannuation Funds in Modern Awards. The inquiry covers the design of criteria for the selection and ongoing assessment of superannuation funds for nomination as default funds in modern awards.
Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access released
13 January 2012

The Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access examines the recent East Asia Summit, bilateral alliances in the Asia Pacific, the future of Timor-Leste, women's participation in peace processes and more.

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