This paper examines patterns of risky driving from the late teens to the late twenties and identifies factors associated with persistence and change in risky driving tendencies. Key findings: Rates of risky driving remained fairly stable between the ages of 19-20 and 23-24 years, but had significantly decreased by 27-28 years. While there was a...

This report presents information on parents who care for people with a disability in Victoria, focusing on the issue of ageing.

Little evidence has been produced on the influence of housing on children’s development in Australia. This study, relying on LSAC 2004 and 2008 data, begins to fill this gap by examining the association between residential mobility, unstable housing tenure and housing stress on children’s cognitive development and social-emotional functioning. Previous research indicates that parental relationship...

Is it better for children to start school young at four years and six months or to wait until the compulsory six years of age? Research by Dr Ben Edwards at the Australian Institute of Family Studies suggests that late starters have an edge in verbal development and problem solving but, surprisingly, there's no difference...

This important research is the first to examine the geographic spread, age profile and social, health and economic wellbeing of carers in regional and remote Australia.