Growing Up in Australia is the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (also known as LSAC). This study is following two representative cohorts of children and their families, recruited when the children were aged 0-1 years (B or infant cohort) or 4-5 years (K or child cohort). The main activities since the previous Annual Report have been those associated with the release of Wave 1 data, the conduct of a between-waves mail-out ('Wave 1.5') and preparation for and commencement of the second wave of data collection. A major focus of Wave 1.5 was the adjustment of the 5-6 year olds to school: · 84% of the 5-6 year olds had started school. · Most children (over 90%) looked forward to going to school. · Over three quarters liked their teachers a lot. · Most of the children were reading at home for at least 10 minutes a day. The report also includes in it 'The Parental Leave in Australia Survey' as well as various articles from Family Matters relating to the study.