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Information on the Paid Parental Leave scheme introduced in the 2009-10 Budget. The Family Support Program is a suite of Commonwealth funded services to support families, to improve child wellbeing and development, safety and family functioning though the provision of integrated support services.
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The Australian Government is taking the lead with State and Territory Governments and the community sector to develop and implement a national framework for protecting Australia's children. Child Care Links was developed as a pilot program and uses child care centres in disadvantaged areas as community hubs to link families with young children to local support services and to strengthen community networks. The Children and Family Roundtable will support the Australian Government deliver policies and programs that maximise the wellbeing of children and their families.
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CFC provides free financial counselling services to people who are experiencing personal financial difficulties, including due to circumstances such as unemployment, sickness, credit over-commitment and family breakdown. The Welfare Payments Reform framework is designed to promote positive parenting in the best interests of children.
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The Government introduced wide-ranging reforms to ensure that same-sex de facto couples and their families are recognised and have the same entitlements as opposite-sex de facto couples.
The Australian Government delivered a formal apology to the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants at a special remembrance event in Canberra on Monday 16 November 2009. The new National Find and Connect Service will provide Australia-wide coordinated family tracing and support services for care leavers to locate personal and family history files and the reunite with members of their families, where that is possible.
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Australian Institute of Family Studies has been commissioned to conduct the National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Practices. The National Child Protection Clearinghouse is based in the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Growing up in Australia - The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) will provide a comprehensive national picture of Australian children and their families. The primary objective of the HILDA Survey is to support research in income, labour market and family dynamics.
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