Work + Family Policy Roundtable
The Roundtable is made up of researchers with expertise on work and family policy. Its goal is to propose, comment upon, collect and disseminate research to inform good evidence-based public policy in Australia.
The W+FPR held its first meeting in 2004. Since then the W+FPR has actively participated in public debate about work and family policy in Australia providing research-based submissions to relevant public inquiries, disseminating current research through publications for public commentary and through the media.
The W+FPR is now made up of 26 academics from 12 universities:
• Prof Marian Baird, University of Sydney
• Prof Rowena Barrett, Edith Cowan University
• Dr Wendy Boyd, Southern Cross University
• Prof Deborah Brennan, University of NSW
• Prof John Buchanan, University of Sydney
• Prof Bettina Cass, University of NSW
• A/Prof Sara Charlesworth, University of South Australia (co-Convenor)
• Eva Cox, University of Technology (UTS)
• A/Prof Lyn Craig, University of New South Wales
• A/Prof Michele Ford, University of Sydney
• Prof Suzanne Franzway, University of South Australia
• Alex Heron, University of Sydney
• Dr Elizabeth Hill, University of Sydney (co-Convenor)
• Dr Jacquie Hutchison, University of Western Australia
• A/Prof Therese Jefferson, Curtin University
• Dr Deborah King, Flinders University
• A/Prof Sarah Maddison, University of NSW
• Dr Virginia Mapedzahama, University of Sydney
• A/Prof Jill Murray, La Trobe University
• Prof Barbara Pocock, University of South Australia (co-Convenor)
• Prof Alison Preston, Curtin University
• Dr Belinda Smith, University of Sydney
• A/Prof Lyndall Strazdins, Australian National University
• Prof Trish Todd, University of Western Australia
• Prof Gillian Whitehouse, University of Queensland
• Dr Brigid Van Wanrooy, (formerly University of Sydney, now the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, UK)
Contact
For media comment or information regarding the W+FPR please contact the co-convenors:
Recent Publications
2010 Benchmarks: Work and Family Policies in Election 2010
Recent Submissions
2012 Fair Work Act (2009) Post Implementation Review Submission
2012 Fair Work Act Better Work/Life Balance Bill Submission
