In 2006, the Australian Government introduced a series of changes to the family law system. This evaluation of the Australian family law system provides an extensive evidence base about the use and operation of the family law system in Australia (and arguably internationally) than has previously been available.

The Child Care in Cultural Context study was designed to measure the childrearing beliefs, goals and practices of parents and carers of children from Anglo, Vietnamese, and Somali backgrounds. In this paper Kelly Hand and Sarah Wise describe carers’ attitudes towards working with parents, how much they engage parents about their childrearing practices at home...

Sixty-one mothers from Victoria and South Australia took part in in-depth interviews about work and child care arrangements. In this paper for the 2004 Australian Institute of Family Studies conference Kelly Hand explores mother's reasons for using child care or caring for their children at home, their views on the child care available to them...