The ways in which parents currently manage their family and work responsibilities, and the means by which equitable outcomes are to be achieved and maintained, are not well understood, even basic information on the use of parental leave policies has not been available. This report aims to redress the information deficit and to provide a...

Transnational crime constitutes a challenge for even the most advanced industrial nations. The Pacific Islands are culturally, educationally and socially diverse, geographically isolated and sparsely populated. There is a degree of heterogeneity in their respective levels of governance, corruption and law enforcement capacity. Economic weaknesses and their impact upon infrastructure, poverty and general instability may...

All of the papers from this seminar, held in mid-2006, are now available online. Speakers were Suzanne Bianchi, Lyn Craig, Leonie Bloomfeild, Julie Smith and Mark Ellwood, Trish Hill, Janeen Baxter and Duncan Ironmonger.

Grandparents have always played an important role in family life, but over the last twenty years, many have had increased responsibility for their grandchildren due to changes and issues in families and society. The first major change is the provision of child care. Grandparents, mostly grandmothers, are the major providers of child care for preschool...

Elly Robinson explores the changes that young people and their families experience during the adolescent period, and ways that practitioners can help facilitate or strengthen bonds between the two. She discusses strategies for encouraging parents to be effectively involved in their young person's life, even in times of great difficulties.