Review of government initiatives for reconciling work and family life
Research Report No. 34 — August 2015
A review of government initiatives that help families balance their work and family responsibilities.
Research papers and reports
Substantial, in-depth reporting of AIFS research.
Conceptualising the prevention of child sexual abuse: Final report
Antonia Quadara, Vicky Nagy, Daryl Higgins and Natalie Siegel
Research Report No. 33 — June 2015
What are the conceptual, policy and practice challenges that the prevention of child sexual abuse presents?
Commonwealth Place-Based Service Delivery Initiatives: Key Learnings project
Sez Wilks, Julie Lahausse and Ben Edwards
Research Report No. 32 — April 2015
What are the key factors of successful programs targeting disadvantaged communities?
The economic consequences of divorce in six OECD countries
David de Vaus, Matthew Gray, Lixia Qu and David Stanton
Research Report No. 31 — March 2015
Estimates for men and women are derived from longitudinal data from Australia, Germany, Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States
Family law court filings 2004-05 to 2012-13
Research Report No. 30 — February 2015
This report analyses trends in family law court filings over a nine year period between 2004-05 and 2012-13
The Stronger Families in Australia (SFIA) Study: Phase 2
Ben Edwards, Killian Mullan, Ilan Katz and Daryl Higgins
Research Report No. 29 — September 2014
Presents a medium- to long-term evaluation of the impact of the Communities for Children (CfC) initiative on child, family, and community outcomes
Access to early childhood education in Australia: Insights from a qualitative study
Kelly Hand, Jennifer Baxter, Reem Sweid, Nicole Bluett-Boyd and Rhys Price-Robertson
Research Report No. 28 — June 2014
Based on interviews with 94 parents this report investigates parents' knowledge of and attitudes towards Early Childhood Education
Victim/survivor-focused justice responses and reforms to criminal court practice: Implementation, current practice and future directions
Nicole Bluett-Boyd and Bianca Fileborn
Research Report No. 27 — March 2014
This report was commissioned to examine the implementation of criminal justice system reforms and their impact on the victim/survivor experience
Child care participation and maternal employment trends in Australia
Research Report No. 26 — December 2013
This paper explores trends in child care in Australia from 1984 to 2011, for children aged under 12 years old with employed mothers
The tyrannies of distance and disadvantage: Factors related to children's development in regional and disadvantaged areas of Australia
Ben Edwards and Jennifer Baxter
Research Report No. 25 — November 2013
This research report investigates whether children in regional areas experience a "tyranny of distance" or a "tyranny of disadvantage"
Australian mothers' participation in employment: Analyses of social, demographic and family characteristics using the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey
Research Paper No. 52 — November 2013
This paper explores the characteristics of employed and non-employed mothers, to identify the factors that contribute to differing employment levels
Access to early childhood education in Australia
Research Report No. 24 — April 2013
AIFS research undertaken to identify gaps in access to and participation in preschool programs by Australian children in the year before school
Stability and change in risky driving from the late teens to the late twenties
Suzanne Vassallo, Julie Lahausse and Ben Edwards
Research Paper No. 51 — March 2013
Uses data from the longitudinal Australian Temperament Project to examine patterns of risky driving from the late teens to the late twenties
The role of emerging communication technologies in experiences of sexual violence: A new legal frontier?
Nicole Bluett-Boyd, Bianca Fileborn, Antonia Quadara and Sharnee Moore
Research Report No. 23 — February 2013
Investigates how communication technologies facilitate sexual violence against young people and challenges this presents for the justice system
Family-related life events: Insights from two Australian longitudinal studies
Lixia Qu, Jennifer Baxter, Ruth Weston, Lawrie Moloney and Alan Hayes
Research Report No. 22 — December 2012
Examines the prevalence of different life events among Australian adults, and the links between life events and personal wellbeing
Families, life events and family service delivery: A literature review
Lawrie Moloney, Ruth Weston, Lixia Qu and Alan Hayes
Research Report No. 20 — August 2012
This report reviews the literature on life events experienced by families and ways in which they prepare for and/or deal with them
Past Adoption Experiences: National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Practices
Pauline Kenny, Daryl Higgins, Carol Soloff and Reem Sweid
Research Report No. 21 — August 2012
This report presents the findings of the National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Practices
Life around here: Community, work and family life in three Australian communities
Kelly Hand, Matthew Gray, Daryl Higgins, Shaun Lohoar and Julie Deblaquiere
Research Report No. 19 — February 2012
This report focuses on experiences of community life and the factors that influence participation in paid work
Tracking children's development over time: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children Outcome Indices, Waves 2 and 3
Sebastian Misson, Ann Sanson, Donna Berthelsen, Helen Rogers, Sheldon Rothman, Mark Sipthorp, Melissa Wake and the LSAC Research Consortium
Research Paper No. 50 — October 2011
This paper describes re-development of the outcome indices for Growing Up in Australia, The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, as at Wave 3
Migration, labour demand, housing markets and the drought in regional Australia
Boyd Hunter and Nicholas Biddle
Research Paper No. 49 — September 2011
This report examines whether drought affected areas have higher rates of residential mobility out of these areas
