Commissioned report Apr 2016
Flexible child care
To which extent is child care flexible enough to meet the needs of parents who work non-standard or variable hours?
Commissioned report Apr 2016
To which extent is child care flexible enough to meet the needs of parents who work non-standard or variable hours?
Research report Nov 2016
Explores how parents make decisions about work and care, especially when faced with shift work or inflexible job conditions.
Commissioned report Oct 2017
This report developed a framework to analyse and present information about historical influences on institutional child sexual abuse (1950-2014).
Short article Jun 2020
This short article outlines how out-of-home care caseworkers can support contact between children and their birth families during social restrictions.
Webinar Dec 2023
This webinar explored how practitioners can develop their understanding of complex trauma to effectively support infants and children.
Research snapshot Jul 2022
This is a summary report about carer's needs by AIFS and Murawin, funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services. The government wanted to know what carers needed so they can attract more carers and keep carers for longer.
Submission Feb 2023
Submission focusing on the experience of poverty and financial disadvantage in Australia.
Submission Jan 2023
AIFS submission to the Inquiry into the Provisions of the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Bill 2022.
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.
Webinar Oct 2019
This webinar discussed youth homelessness and what needs to be done to address the problem, with a particular focus on early intervention.