Welcome to Family Policy Roundtable

Submission to the 2008 Productivity Commission Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave

Work and Family Policy Roundtable Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave., May 2008 (PDF 420 kb)


2007 Book from the Roundtable

Kids count: better early childhood education and care in Australia
Edited by Elizabeth Hill, Barbara Pocock and Alison Elliott
Sydney University Press, Sydney, 2007
Order at http://purl.library.usyd.edu.au/sup/9781920898700


Work and Family Policy Benchmarks for the 2007 Election

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Childcare Research and Principles

The Work + Family Policy Roundtable  convened an Academy of Social Sciences Workshop called 'Childcare: A better policy framework for Australia' at the University of Sydney on 13-14th July 2006. The workshop resulted in a Statement of Principles for a National System of Early Childhood Education and Care.

The Roundtable

The Australian Work + Family Policy Roundtable is made up of researchers with expertise on work and family policy. Its goal is to propose, comment upon, collect and disseminate relevant policy research to inform good, evidence-based public policy in Australia.

This is both a political and a practical research task.

The guiding principles for the Roundtable are set out on our policy page. Where appropriate, the Roundtable draws upon relevant Australian and international evidence and practice to inform Australian public policy debate.

The Roundtable held its first meeting on 14th February 2004 at the University of Sydney. Academics from eight Australian universities or research institutions attended this first meeting and comprise its foundational members.

The Australian Work + Family Policy Roundtable will:

Foundational Members (10 people, 7 institutions)

HOME PAGES WITH DETAILS OF MEMBERS' BACKGROUNDS, PUBLICATIONS,  AND CONTACT DETAILS

Marian Baird: Home page:    http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/content.php?pageid=928 

Deborah Brennan:  Home page:    http://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/people/Brennan.htm 

John Buchanan:  Home page:     http://www.wrc.org.au/john-buchanan.php 

Sara Charlesworth:   Home page: http://www.rmit.com.au/browse;ID=f1ym20fywru8 

Bettina Cass: Home page:    http://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/people/Cass.htm 

Eva Cox: Home page:http://sitesearch.uts.edu.au/hss/people/action.lasso?-database=hss_staff&-layout=websearch&-response=staffdetail2.lasso&-recordID=32927&-search

Elizabeth Hill: Home page: http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/staff/ehill/

Sarah Maddison: Home page:     http://ssis.arts.unsw.edu.au/staff/staff.php?first=Sarah&last=Maddison 

Barbara Pocock: Home page: http:www.barbarapocock.com.au AND http://www.unisa.edu.au/hawkeinstitute/cwl/default.asp

Alison Preston:  Home page:     http://www.cbs.curtin.edu.au/index.cfm?objectID=0BE2CB9C-E76E-F973-D71E8BB6E3F62C40&method=renderstaffprofile&staffid=431FDCA5-DD62-7E4C-DE51FED7B038DE91

Gillian Whitehouse: Home page:  http://www.uq.edu.au/uqresearchers/researcher/whitehousegm.html?uv_category=con

Foundational Convenors

Joining the Roundtable

Other academics and researchers have affiliated with the Roundtable. If you are interested in becoming an affiliate member of the Roundtable, or in hearing about our activities, please email either Elizabeth Hill or Barbara Pocock:

Affiliates

Brian Babbington, CEO, Families Australia

Please provide the following details in your email:

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