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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Webinar Jun 2021
Advancing partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations
This webinar explored the value of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous services working together to support families.
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Resource sheet May 2021
Age of consent laws in Australia
Information for practitioners and researchers on age of consent legislation in Australia
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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 Nov 2016
Australia is failing to safeguard cultural connections for Aboriginal children in out-of-home care
New reports show a lack of care for the cultural needs of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and OOHC.
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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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Policy and practice paper Jan 2020
Child protection and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
A snapshot of the rates of involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and out-of-home care during 2016–2017
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Research snapshot Jun 2020
Child wellbeing after parental separation
This research summary discusses the experiences and needs of young people whose parents have separated and have accessed the family law system.
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Research report Jun 2018
Children and young people in separated families: Family law system experiences and needs
This Research Report investigates the experiences and needs of young people whose parents have separated and have accessed the family law system.
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Commissioned report Oct 2016
Children living in “complex” households
Around 43 per cent of children under the age of 13 grow up in complex families.