Commissioned report Nov 2018
Adolescents’ relationships with their peers
Examines the peer relationships of Australian Children around mid-adolescence and the influence of these friendships on attitudes and behaviour.
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Commissioned report Nov 2018
Examines the peer relationships of Australian Children around mid-adolescence and the influence of these friendships on attitudes and behaviour.
Webinar Jun 2021
This webinar explored the value of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous services working together to support families.
Media release May 2024
AIFS welcomes findings of a national survey that sheds light on the continuing gender divide in working families, providing further evidence that employers need to better support working parents to achieve work-life balance.
Media release Jun 2024
An estimated 74% of eligible mothers, and 40% of eligible fathers were taking up government-funded paid parental leave prior to reforms.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
This article highlights the importance of systematic reviews for research synthesis, with the strength of this approach demonstrated through the authors’ recent Cochrane review into the effectiveness of school-based programs for the prevention of child sexual abuse.
Short article Nov 2016
New reports show a lack of care for the cultural needs of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and OOHC.
Research programs
The Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC) conducts research on gambling behaviour, trends, harms, prevention, treatment and policy.
Research report Mar 2022
This report highlights the experiences of a sample of expectant and new parents in Australia during COVID-19 in 2020.
Facts and figures Apr 2023
Figures around births in Australia: fertility rate, parents’ age, number of children, births outside marriage.
Research report Aug 2019
This early monitoring report is the first formal evaluation of the Commonwealth’s Child Care Package.