Short article Feb 2018
Australia’s welfare 2017: Changing trends in workforce participation and home ownership
We highlight some of the changing trends in workforce participation and home ownership that impact on Australia’s wellbeing.
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Short article Feb 2018
We highlight some of the changing trends in workforce participation and home ownership that impact on Australia’s wellbeing.
Family Matters article Jun 1996
This paper suggests that it is still not easy, in 1995, for the more than a quarter of Australia's workforce to gain the additional flexibility which may be required to carry out the dual tasks of care and paid work
Webinar Sep 2015
This webinar described the effects of gambling in Indigenous communities, and discussed a health promotion framework to inform policy and practice.
Family Matters article Apr 1994
This article examines the priority issue 'To promote policies which recognise and support the choices which families are making in combining work and family care' identified by the National Council for the International Year of the Family.
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This article summarises the results of recent research that looks at access to family friendly work practices among employees working within the same workplace.
Research report Dec 1993
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) Monograph no. 15
Research report Feb 1982
Workshop papers address two main areas: the medical perspective of infertility and its treatment and the dilemmas for the child and the community
Media release Nov 2017
An estimated 6.8 million Australians are regular gamblers, spending money on one or more gambling activities in a typical month, according to new analysis by the Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC), part of the Australian Institute of Family Studies. AGRC manager, Dr Jennifer Baxter said that of regular gamblers, participation in lotteries was most common, followed by instant scratch tickets and playing the pokies.
Research report Jan 2005
This report attempts to gain an understanding of the reasons for fertility trends, at both the macro and micro levels