Family Matters article Apr 2017
Insights from the Department of Social Services' Families Group
This article highlights some of the ways the Department is collecting and using data to improve service design and delivery.
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Family Matters article Apr 2017
This article highlights some of the ways the Department is collecting and using data to improve service design and delivery.
Family Matters article Apr 2017
This article outlines some issues and common challenges that require careful thought when planning an evaluation of a program targeting Indigenous people.
Family Matters article Apr 2017
Wrap up of Institute seminars for the year.
Family Matters article May 2018
To celebrate this 100th issue of Family Matters, former leaders of the Australian Institute of Family Studies reflect on some of the most ground breaking work the Institute has undertaken and reveal their ideas of what important issues are emerging for families now and in the future.
Webinar Jul 2020
A Families in Focus webinar
Webinar Nov 2020
This webinar brought together a panel of social service providers and evaluators to discuss how to build successful evaluation partnerships.
Submission Sep 2018
Submission of findings relevant to the Inquiry into Intergenerational Welfare Dependence
Submission Dec 2020
Feedback on NDS and NDIS Outcomes Frameworks Introductory Paper in December 2020 public consultation.
Media release Dec 2020
Using findings from the first wave of the Families in Australia Survey, this article looks at support in families and social networks during COVID.
Media release Jul 2021
New research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies shows one in five Australian women changed their plans of having children because of COVID-19, and one in seven women indicated that COVID-19 likely impacted on when they would have children, with the majority of this cohort (92%) choosing to delay having children.