Media release Aug 2017
Money the main motivator for working teens
Australian teens choose to work for the money citing financial reasons as the main motivation to get a job.
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Media release Aug 2017
Australian teens choose to work for the money citing financial reasons as the main motivation to get a job.
Media release Apr 2018
The latest estimates of the costs of raising children in Australia show costs have risen substantially over the last two decades due to changing community expectations of what children need to live a healthy life.
Media release Jul 2018
Many older age Australians who have experienced divorce are substantially less well off financially than people who have stayed married, according to new analysis by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release Sep 2018
The Australian Institute of Family Study’s submission to the House of Representatives Inquiry into Intergenerational Welfare Dependence ‘highlights the importance of service systems that are responsive to the needs of vulnerable families – and the particular value of coordinated, responsive systems in the context of communities that experience high levels of social and economic disadvantage’.
Media release Nov 2015
While the participation of women in the labour force has increased substantially, women still retire with around half as much superannuation as men.
Family Matters article Dec 2013
Family Matters article on early childhood poverty and adult achievement
Family Matters article Dec 2013
Family Matters article about poverty and destitution in the aftermath of the United States recession
Research report Mar 2015
Older people feel left behind by technology, but so do one in ten younger Australians.
Research report Oct 2012
This report presents information on parents who care for people with a disability in Victoria, focusing on the issue of ageing.
Media release Mar 2019
Women are more likely to initiate divorce, but also more likely to suffer financially from it.