Commissioned report Aug 2016
Family relationships and the disclosure of institutional child sexual abuse
50 in-depth interviews were conducted with victim/survivors and their families to explore the effect of disclosure of abuse.
Commissioned report Aug 2016
50 in-depth interviews were conducted with victim/survivors and their families to explore the effect of disclosure of abuse.
Media release Nov 2019
Family Court Chief Justice Will Alstergren says delays in Australia's family law system are ‘unacceptable’.
Opinion May 2024
Law changes coming into effect next week about post separation parenting arrangements make it clear that the best interests of children are paramount. We have been researching in this space for years and cannot overstate how important this is.
Research report Feb 2015
This report analyses trends in family law court filings over a nine year period between 2004-05 and 2012-13
Research programs
Through an extensive and long-standing research program AIFS has examined a range of separation and family law-related issues.
Research report Jul 2020
The third snapshot from our Families Then and Now series focuses on fertility rate and births per woman from 1980 to today.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2021
This paper reports on the results of a rapid evidence review of research into factors influencing the utilisation of therapy for child sexual abuse.
Submission Feb 2023
The Australian Government has proposed amendments to the Family Law Act to ensure the best interests of children are prioritised and placed at the centre of the family law system.
Submission May 2015
Submission to National Children’s Commissioner based on research conducted by AIFS and ANROWS
Research report Nov 2022
This report sets out the findings of the Evaluation of the Small Claims Property Pilot/Priority Property Pools under $500,000.