Blended families can take on many forms but will typically include a couple and their children from previous relationships, as well as children they may have had together. Although not all family members may be related biologically, they can still form close, loving bonds and live cooperative and fulfilling lives together.
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New parents
There’s arguably no event in life more significant than the birth of your first child. For many, becoming a parent can be a joyful experience, but it’s not without its challenges. Despite the number of resources, books and opinions on parenting, nothing can truly prepare you for how life changes.
Submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
Submission to the National Disability Insurance Scheme – Consultation Paper: Supporting you to make your own decisions
Submission to the Draft for consultation on Consumer vulnerability – Expectations for the telecommunications industry
Submission to the Strategic Assessment to inform an economy-wide Consumer Data Right – Consultation Paper
Submission to the Development of the National Mental Health Workforce Strategy 2021-2031
Submission to the Chief Minister, Treasury & Economic Development Directorate – Protecting the Rights of Intersex People in Medical Settings – Regulatory Options Paper
Submission to the Justice and Community Safety Directorate and Community Services Directorate (ACT) – Raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility – Response to discussion paper
The successor plan to the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020
Comments on the consultation paper
Enduring Changes to Home Life from the Pandemic
Enduring Changes to Home Life from the Pandemic Sixteen months since restrictions were introduced in Australia, and twelve months since we...
Submission to the Attorney-General’s Department – A new decision-making framework for property matters in family law
Post-Separation Co-parenting Apps: Can They Help Families Avoid Conflict?
What is the project? The ubiquity of smartphones has been accompanied by a proliferation of apps to help separated parents manage their...
Submission – Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for Consultation) Bill 2021: Superannuation information for family law proceedings
Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee – Family Law Amendment (Federal Family Violence Orders) Bill 2021
Submission to the Review of the cross-examination ban – Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)
Submission to the Attorney-General’s Department on accreditation of Children’s Contact Services
Perceived COVID-19 risk is attenuated by ingroup trust: evidence from three empirical studies
Neighbour Day data was used in a study exploring the perceived risk of contagion posed by ingroup members. It found that ingroup...
Celebrating Connected Communities throughout Australia
Sustainable social connection is a key driver in ending loneliness and achieving greater wellbeing outcomes across Australia.
Safe From Violence – A guide for women leaving or separating
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