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Silhouette image of two boys climbing a hill with one reaching out to help the other.
14 June 2024

Improving the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable children

This study aims to provide a national focus for reforms to the child protection and youth justice systems by examining the nature of recommendations from 61 reports…

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12 June 2024

Take-up of Parental Leave Pay and Dad and Partner Pay among…

This report examines mothers’ take-up of Parental Leave Pay (PLP) and fathers’ take-up of Dad and Partner Pay (DAPP), 2 government payments designed to support…

Portrait of a happy young family with two children, son and a daughter
12 June 2024

How mothers and fathers share child care in Australia

This report looks at how couples share looking after children, planning and coordinating children’s activities, and helping children with remote learning.

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1 February 2024

Factors, dynamics and effects of isolation for older people…

This report sets out the findings of the Factors, Dynamics and Effects of Isolation for Older People: An Exploratory Study with the aim to investigate and understand…

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12 December 2023

Evaluation of the Children's Contact Service Activity

This report presents quantitative and qualitative findings drawn from the Evaluation of Children's Contact Centre Activity.  

Young father feeding his baby boy son with milk bottle at living room during weekend
7 December 2023

Parental Leave Pay and Dad and Partner Pay: Patterns of use

This research report explores how the Australian Government's Parental Leave Pay (PLP) and Dad and Partner Pay (DAPP) were used by families up to December 2022.

Grandmother welcoming grandson home
7 December 2023

What is family?

The findings of the Families in Australia Survey conducted in late 2021 provide useful insights on aspects of Australian families.

29 September 2023

Strengthening Defence and Veteran Couple Relationships…

This project explored how to best support relationships facing unique challenges in navigating the ADF lifestyle by examining existing evidence-based couple…

Silhouette of sad man and woman in a quarrel against the background of a night window. Divorce of husband and wife in the evening light of the home living room
1 June 2023

Coercive Control Literature Review

This report presents a literature review on coercive control in the context of domestic and family violence, with a particular focus on the understanding of, and…