Research snapshot Oct 2019
Parenting arrangements after separation
Summary of the findings from studies of post-separation parenting outcomes, including family law case files analyses and surveys of separated parents
Research snapshot Oct 2019
Summary of the findings from studies of post-separation parenting outcomes, including family law case files analyses and surveys of separated parents
Commissioned report Dec 2012
This paper compares the wellbeing of children in married- and cohabiting-parent families.
Research report Dec 2023
This research report explores how the Australian Government's Parental Leave Pay (PLP) and Dad and Partner Pay (DAPP) were used by families up to December 2022.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
Family Matters article on parent-only care
Policy and practice paper May 2024
This resource summarises the evidence about the effectiveness of parent-focused interventions designed to support children with intellectual disability and autistic children who display behaviours of concern.
Webinar Apr 2023
This webinar will discuss online and digital methods to support the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
Media release May 2023
A new report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) has found that women are increasingly remaining employed when they take time off to have a baby, demonstrating the uptake of parental leave in recent years.
Family Matters article May 2018
This paper describes the main elements of a recent budget standards study conducted by researchers at the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) at the University of New South Wales.
Media release Mar 2022
A new report from AIFS, based on a survey conducted at the end of 2020, shows the importance of help, support and connection from family at the time of pregnancy and new parenthood. This includes the family you live with as well as family living elsewhere.
Family Matters article Dec 2014
Family Matters article about measuring socio-economic status of women