Research programs
Child Family Community Australia
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An information exchange for practitioners, policy-makers and service providers working with children, families and communities.
Research programs
An information exchange for practitioners, policy-makers and service providers working with children, families and communities.
Research programs
The Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC) conducts research on gambling behaviour, trends, harms, prevention, treatment and policy.
Media release Dec 2019
A new national study has found 16 per cent of Australian teenagers aged 16-17 years reported spending money on some form of gambling activity in the previous 12 months, with some gambling illegally because they were underage.
Media release Jun 2020
Young people make up a significant proportion of individuals engaging in unwanted or harmful sexual behaviours against children.
Media release Aug 2020
More working mums, a marginally narrowing gender pay gap, and increased household wealth are just a few of the economic shifts people in Australia have lived through over the last 40 years, according to new research released by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
Media release Oct 2020
Australian gamblers are betting more often during COVID-19 despite limited access to gambling venues, according to research released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
Webinar Sep 2020
This webinar offered insight into the experience for researchers and participants engaging in research involving children and young people.
Submission Jul 2016
This review of online sport betting reflects community concern about this form of gambling.
Submission Jun 2017
Submission to Victorian Government around appropriateness of harm-minimisation measures for EGMs.
Submission Jul 2017
Australians’ participation in, and nature and extent of harms arising from, online poker.