This paper uses data from the Personality and Total Health (PATH) Through Life Project to examine differences in outcomes for children from divorced compared with intact families of origin. The data cover a broad range of adult outcomes relating to family, social and psychological factors and responses to 17 items on childhood family adversity factors...

This report aims to increase understanding of the many ways in which fathers in couple families with young children contribute to family life, through the study of their time investment with children, their supportiveness as partners, their financial contribution, their parenting behaviours and styles, and their perceptions of their own adequacy as fathers. The impact...

Based on an ongoing study involving 10,000 families across Australia, this annual report paper addresses a range of research questions about parenting, family relationships, childhood education, non-parental child care and health.

The third annual report outlines the progress that has been made towards meeting the targets set to close the gap in life expectancy, early childhood, health, education and employment between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The most positive change has been in the area of child mortality where the gap has significantly narrowed in recent years...

Highlights the progress made and recommends changes where these could help to improve the effectiveness of the Family Responsibilities Commission for the remainder of its term. This Report focuses on the findings from the Implementation Review of the Family Responsibilities Commission (FRC). This Review has considered the implementation and operation of the FRC in the...