This study, currently in progress, is concerned with the circulation of knowledge, practice and objects related to parenting through three contrasting neighbourhoods.

Reviewing a broad range of trans-disciplinary literature addressing child-friendliness in contemporary Australian cities, this paper draws particular attention to the fact that even some of the most recognised texts on children and young people in Australia make few references in their analysis to the issue of place and neighbourhood.

Australia's Child Support Scheme, managed by the Child Support Agency, has operated since 1988 to assess, collect and disperse child maintenance money. The objective of this audit was to examine the integrity of electronic records stored on the CSA's database—Cuba—and to report on the effectiveness of CSA's management of the data.

Structured around the understanding that children are affected by and can affect their local surroundings, this research used surveys, drawings, and focus group discussions to integrate children’s perspectives into models of pedestrian behaviour.

The care and protection of children experiencing or considered to be at risk of abuse or neglect within their families is a major policy dilemma. Children in the care and protection system do not fare well on a range of indicators, when compared to the overall population. In recent years there have been significant changes...