Family Matters article Dec 2013
Workplace support, breastfeeding and health
This paper aims to identify best-practice strategies for breastfeeding support in the Australian workplace.
Family Matters article Dec 2013
This paper aims to identify best-practice strategies for breastfeeding support in the Australian workplace.
Policy and practice paper Nov 2014
Gambling problems can have severe personal consequences as well as have significant impacts on families and communities.
Research report Apr 2013
This sheet presents statistical information about trends in parents' engagement in paid work, examining mothers' and fathers' employment patterns
Media release Nov 2016
Australian families value access to flexible child care to better meet their changing employment and family circumstances, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Research snapshot Aug 2015
Reports on the characteristics of online counselling clients and describes their preferences for online services over similar free options.
Practice guide Dec 2013
This resource sheet examines the links between housing quality and health outcomes and the mechanisms by which housing influences health outcomes.
Family Matters article Dec 2013
FAMILY MATTERS NO. 93 - Explores how family policy can support greater gender equality in paid and unpaid work, for parents in particular.
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.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2014
Australian research into FIFO work practices suggests this lifestyle has a range of effects on children and on family relationships.
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.