Research programs
Family law and family separation
Through an extensive and long-standing research program AIFS has examined a range of separation and family law-related issues.
Research programs
Through an extensive and long-standing research program AIFS has examined a range of separation and family law-related issues.
Submission Nov 2018
Findings from the Institute’s research program relevant to the ALRC Discussion Paper 86.
Submission Aug 2018
Findings from the AIFS research program relevant to review of family law system by the ALRC
Submission Nov 2018
Response to Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2018.
Submission Jan 2020
Findings from Terms of Reference set out by Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Family Law System.
Submission Feb 2021
Evidence-based family-centred indicators and measures that could be adopted in Outcomes Frameworks.
Commissioned report Jan 2022
This report explores the impact and effect of self-representation by one or both parties in Family Law proceedings with family violence allegations.
Journal article Feb 2021
Using data from Growing Up in Australia, this article examines the continuity of internalising difficulties from childhood to adolescence.
Media release Feb 2021
Findings from Wave 7 of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) show how female friendships increase resilience and wellbeing in girls and young women.
Media release Mar 2021
One in three Australian teens report that they recently experienced discrimination, according to new research released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).