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A selection of our most popular podcasts of AIFS presentations and seminars.
Housing, transport and family hardship
Professor Disney discusses some of the hardships that families experience as a result of inadequate housing and inappropriate urban development.
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Introducing Building a New Life in Australia
Dr Ben Edwards and Dr Diana Smart highlight key aspects of the longitudinal study of humanitarian migrants, including themes and topics covered in the survey design.
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In praise of ageing
Dr Patricia Edgar AM challenges the common argument that says an ageing population will be unaffordable and the health system will be brought to its knees.
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Recent and impending demographic change in Australia
Professor Graeme Hugo AO summarises contemporary trends in the size, composition and distribution of the Australian population.
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Parents working out work
Dr Jennifer Baxter draws upon AIFS research to provide insights on maternal and paternal employment in Australia.
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Social dimensions of alcohol (and drug) problems
Professor Ian Webster AO centres on the idea that our society is in denial about the impact of alcohol (and other drugs) on Australian communities.
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Childhood influences on the wellbeing of baby boomers
Professor Hal Kendig explores how investing in childhood may help to improve outcomes later in life.
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Independent children's lawyers: Expectations and experiences of practice
Dr Rae Kaspiew, the lead researcher on the Independent Children's Lawyers Study, presents an overiew of the main findings of the project.
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Harm reduction and gambling
Dr Anna Thomas examines the role of government in reducing harm in the gambling space.
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Forced adoption: Righting wrongs of a dark past
The Hon. Professor Nahum Mushin on the process leading up to the National Apology for Forced Adoption.
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Experiences and effects of racism in school
Dr Nicholas Biddle and Dr Naomi Priest draw together published and ongoing quantitative research that documents the experiences of racism amongst school-age children in Australia.
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Minding the money
Associate Professor Cheryl Tilse and Professor Jill Wilson discuss the role families play in the meaning and management of older people's financial assets.
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