Matthew Gray

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Changes in Indigenous labour force status: Establishing employment as a social norm?

This paper provides an assessment of the substantial extent to which Indigenous labour force status has changed over the period 1994 to 2008

Families in regional, rural and remote Australia

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

Unemployment and the wellbeing of children aged 5 to10 years

The effects of unemployment are particularly likely to affect children, because of both the negative financial impact and the impact on parental mental health and parenting

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

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

Divorce and the well-being of older Australians

This paper provides estimates of the effects of divorce on a number of aspects of wellbeing of older Australians (aged 55–74 years)

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

The impact of drought on mental health and alcohol use

Around twelve percent of people who were currently in an area affected by drought have mental health problems compared to seven percent in areas which haven’t been hit by drought in the last three years according to this paper

Stronger families in Australia study: the impact of communities for children

This report presents the results of the evaluation of the short-run impacts of the Communities for Children (CfC) initiative on child, family and community outcomes

Diverse families making a difference

This facts sheet is about the diverse range of families in which Australians live and the diverse ways in which they provide support to one another

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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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