Practice guide Apr 2013
Applying community capacity-building approaches to child welfare practice and policy
This paper explores how insights from the field of community capacity-building can improve child welfare practice and policy in Australia.
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Practice guide Apr 2013
This paper explores how insights from the field of community capacity-building can improve child welfare practice and policy in Australia.
Webinar May 2016
This webinar described what community engagement involves, how it's done, and how it can improve outcomes for children and families.
Research report Nov 2013
This paper explores the characteristics of employed and non-employed mothers, to identify the factors that contribute to differing employment levels
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to natural disasters and drought
Media release Jul 2016
A study tracking the settlement experiences of a group of newly arrived humanitarian migrants in Australia has recorded an increase in those who have moved into employment.
Media release Aug 2017
Six in ten Australian 14-15 year-olds know what career they would like to have in the future but the jobs that boys aspire to are quite different to those that girls aspire to.
Media release Sep 2017
Australians need the protection of full ‘pre-commitment systems’ to reduce the financial and social harm from poker machines, according to a discussion paper released today by the Australian Gambling Research Centre. Eight per cent of the Australian adult population – or 1.4million people – experience some degree of gambling problem. Of these almost half are moderate or high risk gamblers, with poker machines the most harmful form of gambling in Australia.
Media release Dec 2015
It’s official … living alone can make some people feel lonelier and less satisfied with life, according to new research released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release Aug 2017
Australian teens choose to work for the money citing financial reasons as the main motivation to get a job.
Commissioned report Jun 2014
Looks at the data on participation rates, gender differences, occupation types, employment outcomes, and personal outcomes, and reviews their impacts.