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The 15th Biennial AIFS Conference, Melbourne
The three-day AIFS 2018 Conference was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on July 25–27, 2018. It attracted 650 participants, with 245 speakers across a packed program.
Conference videos and publications
Symposium - Fathers at work
Fathers and parental leave
This article looks at why only 1 in 20 Australian fathers take parental leave, as well as the benefits for both families and businesses of shared parental leave.
The AIFS 2018 Conference has concluded.
Presentation slides are available upon request.
Please contact us if you would like copies of specific presentations from the conference.
To review the conference program, you can download the AIFS 2018 handbook [PDF, 2.1 MB ]
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Facebook Live interviews
We’ve updated our post-AIFS 2018 Conference page with the Facebook Live interviews we recorded with some of the guest speakers following keynote addresses and plenary panels. They offer further insights into the great discussions that were had on stage.
Dr John Hewson and Professor Janeen Baxter
Adjunct Prof Muriel Bamblett AM and Robert Fitzgerald AM
Dr Nicholas Gruen and Sam Hannah-Rankin
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