Living alone in Australia: Trends, nature and outcomes
David de Vaus and Lixia Qu
Seminar/webinar— 26 Mar 2015
This seminar focused on three broad aspects of living alone in Australia based on the most recent data available.
Webinars and seminars
Our webinars and seminars feature well-known speakers with expertise in contemporary family research issues.
Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) also hold regular events throughout the year. For more information see CFCA Events .
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Harm reduction and gambling: Building the evidence for policy development
Anna Thomas
Seminar/webinar— 24 Feb 2015
A free public seminar that examined the role of government in reducing harm in the gambling space.
Refining the task of father-inclusive practice
Richard Fletcher and Jennifer StGeorge
Webinar— 12 Mar 2015
This webinar presented the evidence on "what works" to engage fathers, and described recent initiatives using digital technology with dads.
“Flying over the radar”: Changing practice to support children and families where a parent has a mental illness
Rose Cuff and Brad Morgan
Webinar— 26 Feb 2015
This webinar described ways to foster systemic change in practice to improve outcomes for families where a parent has a mental illness.
Minding the money: Families and the management of older people’s assets
Cheryl Tilse and Jill Wilson
Seminar/webinar— 17 Oct 2013
This seminar reported on key findings of a 13 year program of inter-disciplinary research in these broad areas.
Parents working out work: An examination of families’ interactions with paid employment in Australia today
Seminar/webinar— 27 Nov 2013
In this presentation, Dr Baxter drew upon recent AIFS research, to provide insights on maternal and paternal employment in Australia.
Independent Children’s Lawyers: Multiple perspectives on expectations and experience of practice
Seminar/webinar— 18 Feb 2014
In this seminar, the lead researcher on the ICL Study, Dr Rae Kaspiew, presented an overview of the main findings of the project.
Experiences and effects of racism in school: The quantitative evidence
Nicholas Biddle and Naomi Priest
Seminar/webinar— 08 Apr 2014
Draws together published and ongoing quantitative research that documents the experiences of racism amongst school-age children in Australia.
Social dimensions of alcohol (and drug) problems
Ian Webster
Seminar/webinar— 25 Mar 2014
This seminar centred on the idea that our society is in denial about the impact of alcohol (and other drugs) on Australian communities.
Recent and impending demographic change in Australia: Implications for households, family and housing
Graeme Hugo
Seminar/webinar— 15 May 2014
In this seminar, Professor Hugo summarised contemporary trends in the size, composition, and distribution of the Australian population.
