The two papers focus attention on the ways interagency collaborations benefit children and families. Part A: What is it, what does it look like, when is it needed and what supports it? This paper looks at what collaboration is, the benefits and risks of involving families in collaborations, when interagency collaborations are likely to be...

Using information garnered from the complex study, Growing Up In Australia, children's development across multiple domains such as health, social development and learning is explored and summarised. Growing Up in Australia is one of the largest and most complex studies of its kind that has ever been undertaken in Australia. Wave 1 data collection was...

This report explores the relationship between patterns of migration and aderse weather conditions such as drought, citing the recent Australian examples. The major social and economic costs and benefits of migration identified in recent censuses are used to explain the changing patterns of mobility within and between rural and metropolitan areas.

The purpose of this audit is to identify, describe and disseminate information about Australian research projects undertaken during the 1995-2010 period on topics relating to the protection of children. The purpose of this audit is to identify, describe and disseminate information about Australian research projects (including program evaluations) undertaken during the 1995-2010 period on topics...

This article examines methods used improve the ongoing monitoring and outcome evaluation of home-based foster care services.