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17 March 2016

Assessing the effectiveness of school-based sexual abuse…

This article highlights the importance of systematic reviews for research synthesis, with the strength of this approach demonstrated through the authors’ recent…

17 March 2016

Welfare conditionality as a child protection tool

This article summarises a recent research study into the use and effectiveness of “Child Protection Income Management” in the Northern Territory.

17 March 2016

Parent-only care in Australia

Family Matters article on parent-only care

17 March 2016

Payee mothers’ interactions with the Department of Human…

This article explores mothers' experiences with the child support scheme in Australia, highlighting how interactions with the Department of Human Services-Child…

17 March 2016

Marriage and relationship education

Family Matters article about research findings on marriage and relationship education

17 March 2016

The Expert Panel project

This article describes the development of a panel of experts commissioned in 2014 by the Australian Government Department of Social Services to help service providers…

17 March 2016

Doing gender overnight?

The first aim of this paper is to establish whether and how the number of young children people have and the age of their youngest child are associated with the…

17 March 2016

Why do families matter for our future?

"Why are families important?" This article reflects on some of AIFS recent learnings about families to inform investment in future policy directions.

17 March 2016

Settlement experiences of recently arrived humanitarian…

Pre-arrival and early settlement experiences of a cohort of humanitarian migrants