Jennifer Baxter

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An examination of the characteristics and time use of those who have unfilled spare time

While the often-heard complaint about time today is that of having too much to do and too little time, there are those who experience the opposite: they have difficulty filling the spare time that they have

Fathering in Australia among couple families with young children: research highlights

There remains much to be learned about the ways in which Australian fathers contribute to families and feel about themselves as fathers

Families in regional, rural and remote Australia

This Facts Sheet describes how the characteristics of families differ between the "city" and the "country"

Fathering in Australia among young couple families with young children

Looking at the ways men contribute to family life, this report assesses time investment with children, supportiveness as partners, financial contribution, parenting behaviours, and men's perceptions of their own adequacy as fathers

Lone and couple mothers in the Australian labour market

Providing new insights into possible reasons for the different rates of employment of single mothers compared with mothers in a relationship, this paper examines how their employment transitions vary

The best start: Supporting happy, healthy childhoods

To support the 2010 National Families Week, the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) has prepared this Facts Sheet about the role that families and communities play in giving children the best possible start to life

An exploration of the timing and nature of parental time with 4-5 year olds using Australian children's time use data

Parental time with children contributes to children's development and is positively associated with children's wellbeing

Parental time with children: Do job characteristics make a difference?

To contribute to our understanding of how paid work and family time interact, this paper examines how characteristics of parental paid employment are associated with differences in parent-child time

The sources of time pressure: work, family and more

This article takes a look at who is experiencing time pressure, and also what reasons people give for that time pressure

Breastfeeding and infants' time use

Being breastfed during infancy is known to improve developmental outcomes, but the pathways by which this occurs remain unclear

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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.

Read QA online: http://www.aiia.asn.au/qa/qa-vol4-issue1

Review of the Australia Council for the Arts
20 December 2011

Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced an independent review of the Australia Council for the Arts ahead of the development of the nation's first National Cultural Policy in almost 20 years.

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