This article examines the causes of child poverty in New Zealand and how child poverty rates might be reduced. New Zealand has tolerated significant levels of relative child poverty for more than two decades. For a country which once prided itself on being comparatively egalitarian and, more particularly, on being a great place to bring...

This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) administration of the veterans' children education schemes. Overall conclusion The Veterans’ Children Education Scheme and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme (the Schemes) provide assistance to the young dependants of Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who have died or...

An evaluation of the six demonstration projects funded by the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health over three years aimed at improving the sexual health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people Publication table of contents Preliminary material Title and verso pages Contents Acknowledgments Summary Abbreviations Body section 1 Introduction 1.1 Policy...

This report presents AIFS research undertaken to identify gaps in access to and participation in preschool programs by Australian children in the year before full-time school review how "access" to preschool services is conceptualised and defined; identify the issues and factors that affect access to preschool services; and document and provide recommendations on how access...

Immunisation helps protect individuals and the community generally against potentially serious diseases such as measles, polio, tetanus and whooping cough (pertussis). Although the great majority of children in Australia are immunised, it is important to maintain high immunisation rates to reduce the risk of outbreaks of these and other diseases recurring. Australian governments and experts...