This paper examines the nature of stalking among adolescents to determine the characteristics of stalkers and their victims and the utility of intervention orders for managing this behaviour. Unlike adult stalking which is usually motivated by rejection, adolescent stalking most often occurs in the context of bullying. There is not yet sufficient evidence to establish...

The probability that a young person will have exposure to pornography prior to the age of 18 - the legal age in Australia at which it is permissible to view and purchase such materials - is very high. Parents and policy makers are concerned that this is changing the nature of sexual attitudes, behaviours and...

The question of whether giving birth as a teenager has negative economic consequences for the mother remains controversial despite substantial research. In this paper, the authors build upon existing literature, especially the literature that uses the experience of teenagers who had a miscarriage as the appropriate comparison group. They show that miscarriages are not random...

This new study reveals a serious imbalance in Australia's family payments. It shows that family assistance fails to rise in keeping with the higher cost of caring for older children and subsequently many low-income families with teenage children are at risk of deeper poverty than young families. The authors argue that recent proposals to replace...

The teenage youth labour market contrasts strongly with the labour market for persons aged 20 and over. Unemployment rates have traditionally been much higher for youth than for the general population. A high proportion of teenage youth are also involved in full-time education which can preclude them from the full-time labour market. This Research Note...