This report on the Fertility Decision Making Project, by Ruth Weston, Lixia Qu, Robyn Parker and Michael Alexander, discusses the first findings from a national random survey of men and women aged between 20 and 39 years focusing on fertility decision making.

The average hours worked by full-time employees in Australia have increased since the late 1970s. This, combined with increases in female labour force participation, has led to concerns about the impact of long work hours on family life. In this paper Ruth Weston, Matthew Gray, Lixia Qu and David Stanton explore the relationship between fathers'...

Australia's population is ageing. While the population has increased more than fourfold since the beginning of the 20th century, fertility and mortality rates have undergone significant changes, and overseas migration has fluctuated substantially. Ageing Yet Diverse: The Changing Shape of Australia's Population focuses on the changing demographic face of Australia, its age structure, sex ratio...