Media release Nov 2015
Why single women are more likely to retire poor
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While the participation of women in the labour force has increased substantially, women still retire with around half as much superannuation as men.
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.
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’.
Short article Sep 2018
A new study exploring the meaning of home for children and young people after separation aims to inform living arrangements that work for them.
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.
Submission Jun 2014
Submission based on two studies relevant to terms of reference of current Inquiry into Child Support.
Media release Jul 2016
Talk of reforming the Family Court and family law system is back in the headlines, but we need to ensure we look at the empirical evidence.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2014
This paper aims to provide non-legal professionals in the family law sector with a general outline of the relevant reforms
Family Matters article Mar 2016
This article explores mothers' experiences with the child support scheme in Australia, highlighting how interactions with the Department of Human Services-Child Support (DHS-CS) agency can facilitate or undermine the receipt of child support.
Webinar Mar 2018
This webinar explored the implications of recent research on women's and children’s experiences of family violence and inter-parental conflict.
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.