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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Journal article Apr 2021
Adult Gambling Problems and Histories of Mental Health and Substance Use: Findings from a Prospective Multi-Wave Australian Cohort Study
Findings from this study suggest that gambling problems in adulthood may be related to the earlier development of other addictive behaviours, and that interventions targeting substance use from adolescence to young adulthood may confer additional gains in preventing later gambling behaviours.
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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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Short article Mar 2016
Are we actually doing more for families affected by family and domestic violence?
Jamie Lee describes how the presence of family and domestic violence makes a difference to service response at Relationships Australia (SA).
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Research programs
Australian Gambling Research Centre
The Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC) conducts research on gambling behaviour, trends, harms, prevention, treatment and policy.
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Media release Dec 2023
Australians increasingly choosing their family members
According to new research by AIFS, Australians have a wide range of views when it comes to defining their family, with many younger people saying love and unconditional support is more important than genetics and legal ties.
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Research report Mar 2022
Becoming a new parent
This report highlights the experiences of a sample of expectant and new parents in Australia during COVID-19 in 2020.
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Media release Mar 2023
Betting advertising is making sport less enjoyable and family-friendly, new research finds
Australia’s renowned love of sport is being negatively impacted by the proliferation of betting advertising, a new report from the Australian Gambling Research Centre at the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) has revealed.
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Media release Mar 2023
Betting advertising linked to riskier gambling behaviour and greater harm, new research finds
A new report from the Australian Gambling Research Centre reveals a strong link between exposure to betting advertising and riskier gambling behaviour.