National Family Wellbeing Symposium - June 2007
In the past 30 years in particular, Australian families have undergone enormous change. Many families are better off financially, but others suffer significant strain, are struggling or have dissolved. Australians are finding that the pace of life is increasing; for some, it seems it is at the expense of family and community relationships. The National Family Wellbeing Symposium brought together leaders from government, community and research sectors from Australia and overseas, as well as families themselves, to advance thinking about this crucially important aspect of Australia’s prosperity and happiness.
Symposium report
The report on the overview, outcomes and next steps from the National Family Wellbeing Symposium is available here.
Presentations 
- Willem Adema, OECD, 'An international perspective on wellbeing, families and investment in children'
- Michael Fletcher, NZ Families Commission 'Issues in developing a conceptual framework for family wellbeing'
- Alan Hayes, Australian Institute of Family Studies 'The wellbeing of families - conceptual issues and unique insights from Growing up in Australia'
- Eva Jespersen, UNICEF, 'A framework for comparison of child wellbeing in rich countries'
- Susan Linacre, ABS, 'Family statistics toward a framework'
- Laura Lippman, Child Trends USA, 'Conceptual frameworks for a family indicator monitoring system'
- Jan Nicholson, Murdoch Institute, 'Underpinning conceptual model: parents', families' and childrens' Wellbeing'
- Jan Pryor, Victoria University, 'Family wellbeing: confusion and challenges'
- Lyndall Strazdins, NCEPH, 'Drivers of family wellbeing'
- Brian Babington, Families Australia, 'Opening address'
- Reflections Day One and Two
- Symposium Program
Other Links
Innocenti Report Card No. 7 (2007) Child Poverty in Perspective: An
Overview of Child Wellbeing in Rich Countries
http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/rc7_eng.pdf 
IWP 2006_03 "Comparing Child Well-Being in OECD Countries: Concepts and
Methods "
by Jonathan Bradshaw, Dominic Richardson and Petra Hoelscher
http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/iwp2006_03_eng.pdf