Webinar Jul 2023
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A child and family services’ guide to the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC)
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Research report Nov 1999
A framework for future research in premarriage education
This Briefing gives an overview of the AIFS and Australian Catholic University joint round table discussion on premarriage education.
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
A man's place...? Reconstructing family realities
This article discusses the impact of recent social change on men, and questions the continued existence of the supposedly 'invisible father'.
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Media release Aug 2015
A quarter of parents prefer a male "breadwinner"
One in four Australian partnered mothers and fathers believe that the male breadwinner model is better for the family, according to new research published today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Family Matters article Apr 1998
Age Differences of Brides and Grooms in Australia
The analysis in this article looks at changes in age difference over time between brides and grooms in Australia.
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Media release May 2024
AIFS research supports latest findings on gender divide in working families
AIFS welcomes findings of a national survey that sheds light on the continuing gender divide in working families, providing further evidence that employers need to better support working parents to achieve work-life balance.
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Media release Jun 2024
An estimated one in four eligible mothers not taking up paid parental leave
An estimated 74% of eligible mothers, and 40% of eligible fathers were taking up government-funded paid parental leave prior to reforms.
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Family Matters article Sep 1998
Attachment and marital adjustment
This paper discusses the role of 'attachment theory' in providing practitioners with a framework for helping couples build more satisfying committed relationships.
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Media release May 2017
Australian stay-at-home dads not all ‘Mr Mums’
Australian men who become stay-at-home dads while their partners go out to work are still comparatively rare, despite a growing perception their numbers are on the rise.
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Family Matters article Jun 1999
Binding pre-marital agreements
In this article the authors question whether binding agreements, premarital agreements, or financial agreements entered into before marriage, which in Australia are not legally effective on divorce, would help divorcing couples.