Family Matters article Mar 2016
Why do families matter for our future?
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"Why are families important?" This article reflects on some of AIFS recent learnings about families to inform investment in future policy directions.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
"Why are families important?" This article reflects on some of AIFS recent learnings about families to inform investment in future policy directions.
Family Matters article Oct 2009
This paper begins with information on the rates of unemployment and long-term unemployment since 1980 to the present day, and points out that several demographic changes mean this economic downturn will be different for families than in previous years.
Family Matters article Oct 2009
Family Matters article on economic instability and children's development
Family Matters article Oct 2009
Family Matters article on financial disadvantage and children's school readiness
Family Matters article Oct 2009
Articles in this issue address the interaction of policies, services and institutions, and the vulnerable with the employment prospects of those in out-of-home care; the economic consequences for single-parent families of the changes to the child support and the Welfare-to-Work reforms; and how the Victorian legal system has responded to family violence.
Research report Nov 2016
Examines the views of Australians about the obligations of parents and their adult children concerning financial and accommodation support.
Research report Dec 2017
This Research Report gives evidence about the impact exposure to and consumption of online pornography has on children and young people.
Research report Jun 2018
This Research Report investigates the experiences and needs of young people whose parents have separated and have accessed the family law system.
Research report Aug 2019
This early monitoring report is the first formal evaluation of the Commonwealth’s Child Care Package.
Research report Aug 2020
The sixth snapshot from our Families Then and Now series outlines changes in when, how and where we work from 1980 to today.