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Canberra, Friday 15 February 2002
Here are a few stories from the first edition of the
ANU Reporter for 2002 that might be of interest:
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1: Fun fathers still leave most of the parenting to mums
Fathers are becoming more involved in the “fun side” of parenting
but continue to show a lack of confidence in some areas of raising children,
an ANU study has found. Dr Edith Gray, from the Centre for Social Research
in the Research School of Social Sciences, interviewed more than 500 parents
of children under 13 and found that men and women involve themselves in
different aspects of child rearing.
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3: Project to establish Aboriginal law system in NT
An ANU Law student will spend almost a year in the Northern Territory
to establish a system for Aboriginal laws to be accepted by the Australian
legal system. Matthew Maurer, a fourth-year Law student, plans to start
a project that will see the NT’s court system work with Aboriginal
communities to punish Aboriginal offenders.
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4: Government policy on farm poverty "failing"
Government policy responses to farm poverty have failed to address the
problem as a welfare issue and have been framed in terms of economic objectives,
often including encouraging farmers to leave the land, an academic from
The Australian National University said. Linda Botterill, from the School
of Social Sciences in The Faculties, said that, despite a number of farmers
in Australia living in poverty, they could not receive welfare benefits
from the Government unless they were willing to leave their farm.
For more information:
ANU Reporter Editor, Sean Daly — 6125 4171 (w) or 0416 249 100 (mobile)
17/2002
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