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  1. 17 July 2023 - Humanities

    We need good policy to back working dads

    A new University of Melbourne podcast about dads, families and work explores how policies and jobs could (and should) support working fathers and their families

  2. 3 May 2023 - Health & Wellbeing

    It’s time to ban corporal punishment of kids in Australia

    Children have the right to be safe from violence – Australia’s corporal punishment legislation needs to catch up, says University of Melbourne expert.

  3. 6 June 2021 - Learning & Teaching

    Parenting during lockdown

    COVID-19 restrictions made 2020 a challenging year for many parents; University of Melbourne research asks how it all affected their levels of life satisfaction

  4. 24 July 2020 - Humanities

    Matchmaking and marriage in modern China

    A University of Melbourne expert says many young Chinese are delaying marriage, frustrating their parents. And the older generation are turning to matchmakers.

  5. 12 April 2020 - Humanities

    Isolation, my Dad and me

    A University of Melbourne researcher talks about how COVID-19 is changing his relationship with his elderly father in the UK, discussing the issue of loneliness

  6. 24 November 2019 - Inside Business

    Breaking the family chain of joblessness

    New University of Melbourne research finds children of parents who are both jobless can experience long-term disadvantage, but good policy can break the cycle.

  7. 29 March 2019 - Inside Business

    Sharing the load

    A University of Melbourne expert says this year’s Federal Budget should deliver better family-friendly policies for individual, economic and social rewards.

  8. 21 January 2019 - Health & Wellbeing

    Busting five myths about pregnancy

    From what you should eat to how much your baby should move, two University of Melbourne experts bust some pregnancy myths for expecting parents.

  9. 7 September 2018 - Learning & Teaching

    What school is best for your child?

    Choosing the right school for your child can be daunting, but a University of Melbourne expert has practical hints and tips for what to look for and ask about.

  10. 27 September 2017 - Inside Business

    Teenage daughters as a risk of divorce

    University of Melbourne research finds parents of teenage daughters have a higher risk of divorce - but the risk disappears if the fathers grew up with a sister