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Blended families step up
RACHEL BROWNE 29 Jul |
Stepfamilies and blended families are the fastest growing family types in Australia, increasing by 50 per cent over the past decade.
The lost art of handwriting
GERARD NOONAN 29 Jul |
More than 150,000 students in years 11 and 12 at schools across NSW have a problem. Almost all are skilled users of computer keyboards but within the next year or so all of them will have to sit 15 to 20 hours of written examinations for the HSC.
The hip parade
GREG HASSALL 16 Jul |
Children's television is a necessary evil. It can tame the grumpiest toddler but drive parents to distraction in the process. Most parents simply grit their teeth at the cheesy banality of it all but that wasn't good enough for Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz.
Housework divide is closing
DEWI COOKE 10 Jul |
Men are doing more around the house as women spend more time in paid work, a study has found.
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Subsidies are only part of the answer
After years of making it easier for mothers to stay at home, the Federal Government is trying to reverse the trend with tax cuts and improved child-care benefits - but it has a job on its hands.
How work is killing the family
Australia has emerged as one of the most intensely work focused countries, but it is creating a human tragedy. Research has found a strong link between long and unpredictable work hours and the breakdown of family.
