This first annual report on the status of Victoria's children offers a high-level, yet comprehensive overview of the health, development, learning, safety and wellbeing of Victoria's children and young people, against the outcomes framework of 35 areas. The report provides an important evidence-base for the further development and evaluation of policy/program recommendations. The first annual...

This report provides comprehensive information on state and territory child protection and support services. It contains data for 2005-06, as well as trend data on child protection notifications, investigations and substantiations, children on care and protection orders and children in out-of-home care. Detailed information on the characteristics of children in the child protection system is...

One of the largest surveys ever undertaken of Aboriginal children and families throws new light on why most existing intervention programs are failing to produce results needed for overcoming the present levels of Indigenous disadvantage. Volume Four of the Western Australian Aboriginal child health survey concentrates on family and community factors that influence outcomes for...

The 'new discrimination' refers to the use of government policy to increase the effective gender wage gap, measured in terms of the second earner’s net of tax income gain from working in the market place rather than at home. This paper presents an analysis of the tax treatment of family members and shows how the...

The purpose of this document is to provide a program description to inform the development and delivery of school-based early intervention programs for young children with challenging and difficult behaviours and/or an emerging conduct disorder.