Financial living standards following parental separation: A pre- and post-reform comparison
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Poverty is both a leading cause and consequence of parental separation, and an important predictor of children’s well being. In Australia, as elsewhere, women and children have generally been more likely to experience financial hardship following separation than men. Indeed, the Child Support…
Demographic consequences of Nordic family policy
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Demographic consequences of Nordic family policy - evidence from administrative data The Nordic countries have a long tradition of promoting gender equality through family policy. It has been argued that generous family policy aiming at a gender equal division of childcare and economic…
Identities forged by disaster: The demography and adaptive capacities of street children in Manila
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This is a PhD proposal seminar. Shelby Higgs is a PhD Candidate in ADSRI.
How stigma disrupts safe, accessible abortion services
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Presented by ADSRI and the National Centre for Epidemiolgy & Population Health, ANU. Dr Anu Kumar is Executive Vice President of Ipas, a global nongovernmental organisation dedicated to ending preventable deaths and disabilities from unsafe abortion. Through local, national and…
Ethnic variation in fertility in Fiji: Results from the 2007 Population and Housing Census
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The population of Fiji consists of two major ethnic groups, Fijians and Indians. It also comprises other group, such as Europeans, Chinese and other Pacific Islanders. The 2007 census showed that there were 56.8 percent Fijians and 37.5 percent Indians, with the remaining 5.7 percent consisting of…
From Burke and Wills to Cathy Freeman: Fame in Australia
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Shady characters like Tilly Devine, or bushranger Ned Kelly, are among the most popular search terms on the Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB) and Obituaries Australia (OA) websites. Rounding out the top ten searches are a diverse cast of familiar characters, including Edmund Barton…
Australian seniors online: Social networks, social capital and well-being
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This is a PhD mid-term seminar. Mahin Raissi is a PhD Candidate in ADSRI.