News item Jul 2023
The AIFS Conference
The biennial AIFS Conference is the Institute’s showcase event.
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News item Jul 2023
The biennial AIFS Conference is the Institute’s showcase event.
Submission Jan 2023
This submission presents recommendations on the introduction of a national framework for measuring Australia’s wellbeing and progress.
Submission Oct 2022
Submission focusing on: trends in parental employment; current child care subsidy; child care use; child care affordability; the impact of the child care subsidy on parental employment.
Commissioned report Jan 2016
This report explores the role of families in the rehabilitation of seriously wounded, injured or ill defence force personnel.
Resource sheet Feb 2024
This resource sheet provides a list of resources for non-Indigenous evaluators and/or child and family services who need to plan, undertake, or commission an evaluation for programs that work with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and their families.
Webinar Jun 2020
This webinar discussed the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on young people, looking at both the immediate and long term.
Submission Nov 2023
This is AIFS submission to the Inquiry into the provisions of the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023. AIFS has a long history in undertaking research on the leave-taking and employment of new parents, reporting on parental employment trends, and has ongoing involvement in the International Network on Leave Policies and Research.3 We recognise the importance of a paid parental leave scheme that provides families with options for taking time out of employment to nurture infants and young children, while maintaining a longer-term connection to employment.
Media release Mar 2024
The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) welcomes today’s commitment by the Australian Government to pay superannuation on the Government’s Paid Parental Leave from 1 July 2025.
Webinar Nov 2023
This webinar will explore effective ways of using surveys in practice settings to understand child and family outcomes.
Practice guide Nov 2023
The resource provides basic information and practical tips to help you design and implement simple survey questionnaires for your program evaluation activities.