Families
Youth homelessness and family violence worse than previously thought
New research by New South Wales’ peak body for youth homelessness, YFoundations, shows around half of the young people assisted by homelessness......
Gloomy future for the next generation
The second report in the whitepaper published by MLC paints a gloomy picture of the economic future of the next......
The proposed childcare package: who will lose?
At the end of last year, the Federal government introduce its childcare package with a boost of $3 billion dollars.......
Don’t expect a boom from China’s two-child policy
Brought in to increase the per-capita earning potential of it’s citizens, China’s one-child policy is estimated to have lowered the......
Do domestic violence perpetrator programs really work?
With domestic violence we often talk about underfunded services and keeping families safe, but what about getting men to stop......
Women’s rights in Indonesia
The Indonesian National Commission on Violence Against Women is a civil society organisation working to protect the rights of women......
Same sex marriage no concern for children
A frequent argument used by opponents of same-sex marriage is that the rights of a child are compromised in families......
Paid parental leave cuts under scrutiny
In December, the Federal Government announced a suite of future cuts as part of the Mid Year Economic & Fiscal......
Childcare package disregards needs of children
Families across Australia were caught off guard with the announcement of a new childcare package the 2015/16 Budget. The Jobs......
Son of domestic violence victim calls for men to speak out
Five years ago, Zahra Abrahimzadeh was killed by her husband in front of hundreds of witnesses at Adelaide convention centre.......