Commissioned report Jun 2019
Timely decision making and outcomes for children in out-of-home care
A ‘quick scoping review’ of research evidence about timely decision making for children and young people who've entered the child protection system.
Commissioned report Jun 2019
A ‘quick scoping review’ of research evidence about timely decision making for children and young people who've entered the child protection system.
Media release Nov 2019
Family Court Chief Justice Will Alstergren says delays in Australia's family law system are ‘unacceptable’.
Short article Mar 2016
Jamie Lee describes how the presence of family and domestic violence makes a difference to service response at Relationships Australia (SA).
Short article Jul 2016
How many children are in the child protection system? How can we improve the system's response to these children and their families?
Short article Aug 2016
Findings from a large research study on Australia's family law system tell a complicated story.
Short article Sep 2016
What can be learned from the death of a child and how can preventable death or serious injury be avoided in the future?
Family Matters article Oct 2014
This article summarises the key findings from the AIFS study into the role, use and efficacy of Independent Children's Lawyers.
Family Matters article Oct 2014
This article examines some of the fallacies and fads regarding social science "evidence" that can get in the way of the facts
Family Matters article Oct 2009
This paper examines some of the key factors contributing to poor employment outcomes for young people leaving state out-of-home care, including traumatic pre-care experiences, poor in-care experiences, and lack of ongoing assistance on leaving care in regards to housing, education and other social and personal supports.
Research report Oct 2015
What are the findings of the Evaluation of the 2012 Family Violence Amendments to the Family Law Act 1975?