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The 2010-11 Annual Report on the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children has now been released.

A new online resource for foster, kinship, grandparent and informal carers is now available on the Family Relationships website.

MyTime for Grandparents peer support groups provide opportunities for grandparent carers...

Family Tax Benefit Part A is increasing from 1 January 2012 for families with full time secondary students aged 16-19. Pre-claiming is available from October for eligible families who wish to receive this payment.

Dad and Partner Pay will be a dedicated payment for fathers and other partners under the Australian Government's national Paid Parental Leave Scheme.

The National Standards for out-of-home care booklet has now been updated to include a full list of of 22 national measures for the standards, including reporting arrangements, that are to be progressively introduced by 2015

New income management evaluation framework has been released

Release of the Evaluation of the Child Protection Scheme of Income Management and Voluntary Income Management Measures in Western Australia report

The Australian Government has recently passed legislation to improve the process for parents who choose to estimate their income for child support purposes.

The Australian Government has recently passed legislation to improve the process and align the rules used for determining care levels for separated parents who are both child support and family assistance customers.

New reports on the impact of the child support reforms are available

The Child Support Scheme and parts of family assistance have changed to better balance the interests of both parents and be more focused on the needs and costs of children

Child Support Scheme Reforms - the Child Support Agency needs your contact details