Guest editors’ introduction to the Special Issue

Abstract

This Special Issue of the Australian Bulletin of Labour is edited by the Australian Work+Family Policy Roundtable (W+FPR). The W+FPR exists to translate good research into action. There is a great deal of research available about work and family issues in Australia and around the world, but it is often poorly reflected in public policy and practice. This is a concern, given that work and family policies affect the well-being of millions of people. In this context the goal of the W+FPR is to propose, comment upon, collect, and disseminate research to inform good evidence-based public policy and practice in Australia.