Webinar Nov 2017
Collective impact: Opportunities and challenges for implementation
This webinar presented an overview of collective impact with a focus on leadership and governance, community engagement, and evaluation.
Webinar Nov 2017
This webinar presented an overview of collective impact with a focus on leadership and governance, community engagement, and evaluation.
Short article Nov 2017
Violence against child protection workers has negative effects on their health and wellbeing, but more research is needed to understand its impacts.
Media release Oct 2017
A study tracking the settlement experiences of a group of newly arrived humanitarian migrants in Australia has recorded a steady increase in the numbers moving into paid employment.
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 Aug 2017
Australian teens choose to work for the money citing financial reasons as the main motivation to get a job.
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.
Short article Jul 2017
A reflective practice resource and toolkit for services providing support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
Webinar Aug 2017
This webinar explored the experiences of parents with children in care and outlined emerging family inclusive practice strategies.
Webinar Aug 2017
This webinar aimed to help service providers frame effective messages to fathers during their baby’s crucial first years.
Short article Jun 2017
In the context of rising housing costs and financial stress, parental separation in low-income families can trigger greater risk of homelessness.