AIFS has built relationships and associations with a vast range of Australian and international organisations and government agencies. These partnerships help to maintain the Institute's reputation as the premier research agency for delivering high-quality research into family wellbeing. 

National

AIFS has Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with government departments and agencies,  Australian universities and not-for-profit organisations. 

We also have a tripartite MoU with DSS and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for the operation of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.

The Institute is a member of the DSS Social Policy Research and Evaluation Panel. Currently, there are six active project specifications developed under the DSS MoU.

International

The Institute has strengthened links with international agencies. MoUs have been signed with:

• Norwegian Institute of Public Health
• New Zealand Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (SUPERU).